Surf-Forecast | Le Petit Minou Surf Guide

Lat Long: 48.34° N 4.62° W

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Le Petit Minou sea temperature is

18.6° C

Le Petit Minou surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: chris

Le Petit Minou Surf Guide

Le Petit Minou in Brittany is an exposed beach and point break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around low tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of rips / crowds.

Le Petit Minou Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	2	fairly consistent	18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Le Petit Minou:

The best conditions reported for surf at Le Petit Minou occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Le Petit Minou (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Le Petit Minou with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 27% of the time in May while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 41% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

27%

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

blown out

32%

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

too small

41%

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

Explore Le Petit Minou Location Map

Interactive Le Petit Minou 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 Le Petit Minou is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France, 19 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Le Petit Minou is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP), also in France, 52 km (32 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Le Petit Minou Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 16 July 2026, 21:16 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 16			Fri
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off

What does Le Petit Minou look like?

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Credit: chris

Tides at Le Petit Minou

Current tide and informaton

For Pointe du Toulinguet, 6 km from Le Petit Minou.

Next High Water: 07:41am | 5.49m

Next Low Water: 01:38am | -0.06m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Le Petit Minou Sea Temperature

Cloudy and warm but the water temperature at Le Petit Minou will be noticeably colder than the air today. Most surfers will need a spring wetsuit. Feeling warmer out of the water than in the sea today.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite