La Torche Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(France – Brittany – Finistere)
Photo credit: flg.mail
|
La Torche Spot ID: Type: beach and point Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell WSW | Wind E Sea Temperature Today is: 12.4 °C |
Thursday, 23 May 2013, 15:10 Local time
View detailed 48hrs and full 6 days forecasts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Point de la Torche in Brittany is an exposed beach and point break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Watch out for rocks.
|
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Concarneau, France, 33 miles from La Torche.
La Torche Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Quimper/Pluguffan Airport, 20 km from La Torche.
|
Overall La Torche Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
This chart shows the combination of swells directed at La Torche over a normal May and ... (show all text) 
This image illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single La Torche surf consistency graph. Also see La Torche surf quality by season and La Torche surf quality by month. |
La Torche Location Maps
| Contours: | Roads & Rivers: | Select a surf spot from the menu |
Use this relief map to navigate to Brittany - Finistere surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of La Torche
Visitor Reviews of La Torche |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to La Torche:(click location name for more details) |
||
| Closest break | Pors Carn | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Tronoen | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Anse de Lesconil | 5 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Plovan | 6 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Le Goudoul | 6 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to La Torche: |
||
| Closest wave buoy | Channel Islands Buoy | 157 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Sevenstones Buoy | 175 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Gascogne Ouest Arcachon Buoy | 185 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Brittany Buoy | 195 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Pembroke Buoy | 262 mi |
Tide stations nearest to La Torche: |
||
| Closest tide station | Concarneau | 20 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Brest | 35 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Port Tudy | 44 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Lorient | 47 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Roscoff | 63 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to La Torche: |
||
| Closest ski area | Picos De Europa (Spain) | 324 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Lunada (Spain) | 325 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Alto Campoo (Spain) | 332 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Fuentes de Invierno (Spain) | 334 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | San-Isidro (Spain) | 336 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to La Torche: |
||
| Closest city location | Quimper (France) | 16 mi |
| Second closest city location | Brest (France) | 39 mi |
| Third closest city location | Lorient (France) | 46 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Vannes (France) | 75 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Saint-Brieuc (France) | 86 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Point de la Torche is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Point de la Torche is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES), also in France, 68 km (42 miles) away.
- Third is Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT) in France, 69 km (43 miles) away.
- Ploujean (Morlaix) Airport (MXN) in France is 94 km (58 miles) away.
- Lannion Airport (LAI), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Point de la Torche and is 121 km (75 miles) away.
Like us
Follow us
Add us
Watch us