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Le Riz in Brittany is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the east southeast with some shelter here from southwest winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Le Riz Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Le Riz:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Anse du Ris	0 mi
Second closest break	Baie de Dournenez	1 mi
Third closest break	Le Guet	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Les Roches Blanches - le Leyde	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Rocher de Coulinec	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Le Riz:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	140 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	161 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	200 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	203 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	245 mi
Tide stations nearest to Le Riz:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	126 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	126 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	150 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	150 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	155 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Le Riz:
Closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	341 mi
Second closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	342 mi
Third closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	349 mi
Fourth closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	351 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	352 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Le Riz:
Closest city location	Douarnenez (France)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Pouldergat (France)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Plonevez-Porzay (France)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Poullan-sur-Mer (France)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Guengat (France)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Le Riz is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Le Riz is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES), also in France, 40 km (25 miles) away.
• Third is Ploujean (Morlaix) Airport (MXN) in France, 68 km (42 miles) away.
• Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT) in France is 75 km (47 miles) away.
• Lannion Airport (LAI), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Le Riz and is 96 km (60 miles) away.