Plovan Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Finistere – Brittany, France)

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Plovan Surf Guide

Plovan in Finistere - Brittany is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. The location means that it never gets crowded.

Plovan Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	14.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Plovan:

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

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

mayBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Plovan 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 40% of the time in May while 56% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

40%

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

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

Explore Plovan Location Map

Interactive Plovan 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 Plovan is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Plovan is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES), also in France, 59 km (37 miles) away.

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Plovan Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 18:46 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off

Tides at Plovan

Current tide and informaton

For Penhors, 4 km from Plovan.

Next High Water: 06:58pm | 3.88m

Next Low Water: 01:17am | 0.64m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Plovan Sea Temperature

The Plovan water temperature is rather cool (14.7 °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.