Penfoul Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Penfoul in Brittany is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Penfoul 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 Penfoul:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Chapelle	0 mi
Second closest break	Le Triangle	0 mi
Third closest break	Anael	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Gouerou	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Lampaul Ploudalmezeau	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Penfoul:
Closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	124 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	126 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	188 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	213 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	231 mi
Tide stations nearest to Penfoul:
Closest tide station	Newlyn, England	114 mi
Second closest tide station	Newlyn, England	114 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	119 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	119 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	128 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Penfoul:
Closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	370 mi
Second closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	375 mi
Third closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	378 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	380 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	380 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Penfoul:
Closest city location	Landunvez (France)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Porspoder (France)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Ploudalmezeau (France)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Lampaul-Plouarzel (France)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Plouguin (France)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Penfoul is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Penfoul is Ploujean (Morlaix) Airport (MXN), also in France, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Third is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 76 km (47 miles) away.
• Lannion Airport (LAI) in France is 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Penfoul and is 130 km (81 miles) away.