Blancs Sablons Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Finistere – Brittany, France)

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Blancs Sablons Surf Guide

Blancs Sablons in Brittany is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide.

Blancs Sablons Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	fairly consistent	13.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Blancs Sablons:

The best conditions reported for surf at Blancs Sablons occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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

octoberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Blancs Sablons with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in October while 58% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

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

blown out

58%

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

too small

10%

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

Explore Blancs Sablons Location Map

Interactive Blancs Sablons 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 Blancs Sablons is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Blancs Sablons is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP), also in France, 63 km (39 miles) away.

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Blancs Sablons Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 11:13 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NNW	NW	NW	WNW
Period (s)	5	5	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	on

What does Blancs Sablons look like?

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Credit: Henning Schultz

Tides at Blancs Sablons

Current tide and informaton

For Blancs Sablons, 0 km from Blancs Sablons.

Next High Water: 08:38pm | 4.94m

Next Low Water: 02:42pm | 1.32m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Blancs Sablons Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.6 °C) at Blancs Sablons is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (8.0 °C) means that surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood. Some surfers would wear gloves and boots.

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