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Pors Carn in Brittany is a reasonably exposed beach and reef break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure The beach break provides left and right handers. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Take care of .

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Overall Pors Carn 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 Carn:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Point de la Torche	1 mi
Second closest break	Porzcarn	1 mi
Third closest break	Tronoen	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Anse de Lesconil	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Le Goudoul	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pors Carn:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	158 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	176 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	184 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	195 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	263 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pors Carn:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	139 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	139 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	166 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	166 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	170 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pors Carn:
Closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	323 mi
Second closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	324 mi
Third closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	331 mi
Fourth closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	332 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	333 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pors Carn:
Closest city location	Plomeur (France)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Guilvinec (France)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Treffiagat (France)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ploneour-Lanvern (France)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Plobannalec-Lesconil (France)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pors Carn is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pors Carn is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES), also in France, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Third is Lann Bihoue (Lorient) Airport (LRT) in France, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Ploujean (Morlaix) Airport (MXN) in France is 95 km (59 miles) away.
• Lannion Airport (LAI), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Pors Carn and is 122 km (76 miles) away.