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Point de Leyde in Brittany is an exposed point break that has unreliable waves. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Point de Leyde 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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Also see Point de Leyde surf quality by season and Point de Leyde surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to France - Brittany surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Point de Leyde

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Point de Leyde:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Les Roches Blanches - le Leyde	1 mi
Second closest break	Rocher de Coulinec	1 mi
Third closest break	Le Guet	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Anse du Ris	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Le Riz	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Point de Leyde:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	140 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	158 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	196 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	203 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	243 mi
Tide stations nearest to Point de Leyde:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	127 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	127 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	147 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	147 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	152 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Point de Leyde:
Closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	342 mi
Second closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	344 mi
Third closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	351 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 Point de Leyde:
Closest city location	Douarnenez (France)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Poullan-sur-Mer (France)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Pouldergat (France)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Beuzec-Cap-Sizun (France)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Plonevez-Porzay (France)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Point de Leyde is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Point de Leyde is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES), also in France, 37 km (23 miles) away.
• Third is Ploujean (Morlaix) Airport (MXN) in France, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT) in France is 80 km (50 miles) away.
• Lannion Airport (LAI), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Point de Leyde and is 98 km (61 miles) away.