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Les Sables d Or ratings
Quality on a good day: 1.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0

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Les Sables d Or Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(France – Brittany – Cote d'Armor)

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Name: Les Sables d Or
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: SE

Les Sables d Or in Brittany is a fairly exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the southeast with some shelter here from west winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west.. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Les Sables d Or Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Les Sables d Or:

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Closest break Pleherel 2 mi
Second closest break Cap Frehel 4 mi
Third closest break Fremur 11 mi
Fourth closest break Dame Jouanne 12 mi
Fifth closest break La Garde Guerin 12 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Les Sables d Or:

Closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 89 mi
Second closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 162 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 195 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 237 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Sandettie Buoy 252 mi

Tide stations nearest to Les Sables d Or:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 39 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 39 mi
Third closest tide station Weymouth, England 135 mi
Fourth closest tide station Weymouth, England 135 mi
Fifth closest tide station Devonport, England 144 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Les Sables d Or:

Closest ski area Le Grand Val (Switzerland) 321 mi
Second closest ski area Chastreix-Sancy (France) 324 mi
Third closest ski area Le Mont-Dore (France) 324 mi
Fourth closest ski area Besse Super Besse (France) 331 mi
Fifth closest ski area Le Lioran (France) 351 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Les Sables d Or:

Closest city location Plurien (France) 1 mi
Second closest city location Erquy (France) 4 mi
Third closest city location Henanbihen (France) 6 mi
Fourth closest city location Matignon (France) 6 mi
Fifth closest city location Saint-Cast-le-Guildo (France) 6 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Les Sables d Or is Pleurtuit (Dinard) Airport (DNR) in France, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Les Sables d Or is Armor (St.-brieuc Armor) Airport (SBK), also in France, 36 km (22 miles) away.
  • Third is Jersey Airport (JER) in England, 64 km (40 miles) away.
  • Lannion Airport (LAI) in France is 80 km (50 miles) away.
  • St Jacques (Rennes) Airport (RNS), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Les Sables d Or and is 81 km (50 miles) away.
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