Surf-Forecast | La Torche Surf Guide

La Torche Surf Guide

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.

La Torche Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	3	fairly consistent	16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing La Torche:

The best conditions reported for surf at La Torche occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf La Torche (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing La Torche with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in March while 62% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 3% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

62%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore La Torche Location Map

Interactive La Torche surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to La Torche is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to La Torche is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES), also in France, 68 km (42 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

La Torche Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 14:50 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	11	10	10	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

What does La Torche look like?

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Tides at La Torche

Current tide and informaton

For Anse de Lesconil, 8 km from La Torche.

Next High Water: 12:20am | 3.3m

Next Low Water: 06:14pm | 1.17m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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La Torche Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.3 °C) at La Torche is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.