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Windsurfer at Lostmarch Beach, Point de Lostmarc'h

1:43 pm 25 Sep 2010

Pors Ar Ville ratings
Quality on a good day: 1.5
Consistency of surf: 2.5
Difficulty level: 2.5
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Pors Ar Ville Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(France – Brittany)

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Surf Break: Pors Ar Ville

Name: Pors Ar Ville
Type: beach and reef
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: WNW Offshore Wind: SW

Pors Ar Ville in Brittany is an exposed beach and reef break that has reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Pors Ar Ville 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 Ville:

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Closest break Poul Rodou 0 mi
Second closest break Les Sables Blancs 1 mi
Third closest break Les Sables Blancs - La Plate 1 mi
Fourth closest break Locquirec 1 mi
Fifth closest break Moulin La Rive 1 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Pors Ar Ville:

Closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 90 mi
Second closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 147 mi
Third closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 202 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 211 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 239 mi

Tide stations nearest to Pors Ar Ville:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 78 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 78 mi
Third closest tide station Devonport, England 118 mi
Fourth closest tide station Devonport, England 118 mi
Fifth closest tide station Newlyn, England 129 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Pors Ar Ville:

Closest ski area Chastreix-Sancy (France) 373 mi
Second closest ski area Le Mont-Dore (France) 373 mi
Third closest ski area Le Grand Val (Switzerland) 375 mi
Fourth closest ski area Besse Super Besse (France) 380 mi
Fifth closest ski area Lunada (Spain) 382 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Pors Ar Ville:

Closest city location Locquirec (France) 1 mi
Second closest city location Plestin-les-Greves (France) 3 mi
Third closest city location Locquemeau (France) 4 mi
Fourth closest city location Ploumilliau (France) 6 mi
Fifth closest city location Trebeurden (France) 6 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Pors Ar Ville is Lannion Airport (LAI) in France, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Pors Ar Ville is Ploujean (Morlaix) Airport (MXN), also in France, 16 km (10 miles) away.
  • Third is Armor (St.-brieuc Armor) Airport (SBK) in France, 61 km (38 miles) away.
  • Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France is 63 km (39 miles) away.
  • Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Pors Ar Ville and is 89 km (55 miles) away.
Pors Ar Ville break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Pors Ar Ville, France - Brittany. Use the tab navigation above to view Pors Ar Ville sea temperature, Pors Ar Ville photographs, Pors Ar Ville detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Pors Ar Ville webcams, current wind from France - Brittany live weather stations and Pors Ar Ville tide predictions. The France swell maps link will open up the big picture showing France and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from France wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Pors Ar Ville.