Surf-Forecast | Plage L'Aber Surf Guide

Lat Long: 48.23° N 4.44° W

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Plage L'Aber sea temperature is

14.4°C

Plage L'Aber surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Plage L'Aber Surf Guide

Plage L'Aber in Finistere - Brittany is a sheltered beach break that only works when conditions are just right. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Ideal winds are from the northeast with some shelter here from southeast winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Rarely crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Plage L'Aber Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	14.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Plage L'Aber:

The best conditions reported for surf at Plage L'Aber occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Plage L'Aber (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Plage L'Aber 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 17% of the time in February while 57% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 26% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

17%

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

blown out

57%

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

too small

26%

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

Explore Plage L'Aber Location Map

Interactive Plage L'Aber 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 Plage L'Aber is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES) in France, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Plage L'Aber is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP), also in France, 35 km (22 miles) away.

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Plage L'Aber Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 03:46 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 05
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Plage L'Aber

Current tide and informaton

For Crozon, 4 km from Plage L'Aber.

Next High Water: 02:05pm | 4.74m

Next Low Water: 07:50am | 1.18m

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

Plage L'Aber Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.4 °C) at Plage L'Aber 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 (9.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

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