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Pors Ar Vag in Brittany is a reasonably exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the east. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Pors Ar Vag 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 Pors Ar Vag:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Pentrez Plage	2 mi
Second closest break	Ste Anne La Palud	2 mi
Third closest break	Baie de Dournenez	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Anse du Ris	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Les Roches Blanches - le Leyde	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pors Ar Vag:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	135 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	157 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	201 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	208 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	240 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pors Ar Vag:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	122 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	122 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	145 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	145 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	152 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pors Ar Vag:
Closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	347 mi
Second closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	347 mi
Third closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	355 mi
Fourth closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	356 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	357 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pors Ar Vag:
Closest city location	Plomodiern (France)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Telgruc-sur-Mer (France)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Douarnenez (France)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Plonevez-Porzay (France)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Dineault (France)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pors Ar Vag is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pors Ar Vag is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES), also in France, 32 km (20 miles) away.
• Third is Ploujean (Morlaix) Airport (MXN) in France, 60 km (37 miles) away.
• Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT) in France is 78 km (48 miles) away.
• Lannion Airport (LAI), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Pors Ar Vag and is 89 km (55 miles) away.