Les Sables d'Or Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cote d'Armor – Brittany, France)

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Les Sables d'Or Surf Guide

Les Sables d Or in Brittany is a fairly exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the southeast with some shelter here from west winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west.. Watch out for rocks.

Les Sables d'Or Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	1	fairly consistent	13.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Les Sables d'Or:

The best conditions reported for surf at Les Sables d'Or occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Les Sables d'Or (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Les Sables d'Or with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in February while 41% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 52% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

41%

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

too small

52%

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

Explore Les Sables d'Or Location Map

Interactive Les Sables d'Or 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 Les Sables d'Or is Pleurtuit (Dinard) Airport (DNR) in France, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Les Sables d'Or is Armor (St.-brieuc Armor) Airport (SBK), also in France, 36 km (22 miles) away.

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Les Sables d'Or Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 18:46 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	NE	NNE	N	NNW
Period (s)	4	4	4	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on

Tides at Les Sables d'Or

Current tide and informaton

For Cap Frehel, 7 km from Les Sables d'Or.

Next High Water: 10:11pm | 9.24m

Next Low Water: 04:47am | 1.88m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Les Sables d'Or Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.7 °C) at Les Sables d'Or is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (8.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

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