Lampaul Plouarzel Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Finistere – Brittany, France)

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Lampaul Plouarzel Surf Guide

Lampaul Plouarzel in Finistere - Brittany is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the east. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights together with both left and right hand reef breaks offshore. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here.

Lampaul Plouarzel Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	1	fairly consistent	13.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Lampaul Plouarzel:

The best conditions reported for surf at Lampaul Plouarzel occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Lampaul Plouarzel with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 34% of the time in April while 56% 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

34%

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

blown out

56%

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).

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Interactive Lampaul Plouarzel 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 Lampaul Plouarzel is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Lampaul Plouarzel is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP), also in France, 70 km (43 miles) away.

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Lampaul Plouarzel Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 2 May 2026, 08:15 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 02
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- on

Tides at Lampaul Plouarzel

Current tide and informaton

For Blancs Sablons, 10 km from Lampaul Plouarzel.

Next High Water: 06:26pm | 5.63m

Next Low Water: 12:29pm | 0.59m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Lampaul Plouarzel Sea Temperature

The Lampaul Plouarzel water temperature is rather cool (13.1 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

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