Surf-Forecast | La Govelle Surf Guide

La Govelle Surf Guide

La Govelle in Brittany is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There is no beach break and there are also right and left reef breaks (right is best).. Best around high tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care to avoid the rocks.

La Govelle Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	1	fairly consistent	17.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing La Govelle:

The best conditions reported for surf at La Govelle occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf La Govelle (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing La Govelle with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in March while 54% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

54%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

10%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore La Govelle Location Map

Interactive La Govelle surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to La Govelle is Montoir (St.-nazaire) Airport (SNR) in France, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to La Govelle is Meucon (Vannes) Airport (VNE), also in France, 53 km (33 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

La Govelle Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 13:58 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at La Govelle

Current tide and informaton

For Le Pouliguen, 4 km from La Govelle.

Next High Water: 12:19am | 3.81m

Next Low Water: 06:43pm | 1.29m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

La Govelle Sea Temperature

The La Govelle water temperature is reasonably warm (17.3 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (12.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite