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Penthievre in Brittany is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide. Sometimes crowded.

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Overall Penthievre 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 Penthievre:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Plouharnel La Guerite Tata Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Le Fozo	2 mi
Third closest break	Les Crevettes Ste Barbe	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Sainte Barbe	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Kerhillio	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Penthievre:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	162 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	186 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	221 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	242 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	251 mi
Tide stations nearest to Penthievre:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	121 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	121 mi
Third closest tide station	Devonport, England	200 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Devonport, England	200 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	206 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Penthievre:
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	305 mi
Second closest ski area	Chastreix-Sancy (France)	314 mi
Third closest ski area	Le Mont-Dore (France)	315 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	316 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	319 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Penthievre:
Closest city location	Plouharnel (France)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Carnac (France)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Saint-Pierre-Quiberon (France)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Erdeven (France)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	La Trinite-sur-Mer (France)	5 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Penthievre is Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT) in France, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Penthievre is Meucon (Vannes) Airport (VNE), also in France, 36 km (22 miles) away.
• Third is Montoir (St.-nazaire) Airport (SNR) in France, 80 km (50 miles) away.
• Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France is 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Armor (St.-brieuc Armor) Airport (SBK), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Penthievre and is 110 km (68 miles) away.