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Poul Rodou in Brittany is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide.

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Overall Poul Rodou 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 Poul Rodou:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Les Sables Blancs	0 mi
Second closest break	Les Sables Blancs - La Plate	0 mi
Third closest break	Pors Ar Ville	0 mi
Fourth closest break	Locquirec	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Moulin La Rive	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Poul Rodou:
Closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	90 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	147 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	203 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	211 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	239 mi
Tide stations nearest to Poul Rodou:
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
Ski Resorts closest to Poul Rodou:
Closest ski area	Chastreix-Sancy (France)	373 mi
Second closest ski area	Le Mont-Dore (France)	374 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
Town and city forecasts close to Poul Rodou:
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	Plougasnou (France)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ploumilliau (France)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Poul Rodou is Lannion Airport (LAI) in France, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Poul Rodou is Ploujean (Morlaix) Airport (MXN), also in France, 15 km (9 miles) away.
• Third is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Armor (St.-brieuc Armor) Airport (SBK) in France is 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Poul Rodou and is 88 km (55 miles) away.