Surf-Forecast | Pornichet Surf Guide

Lat Long: 47.26° N 2.35° W

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pornichet sea temperature is

14.6°C

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

Pornichet Surf Guide

Pornichet in Loire Atlantique is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Rarely crowded here.

Pornichet Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	14.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pornichet:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pornichet occur when a West-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 Pornichet (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Pornichet with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 37% of the time in March while 55% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 8% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

37%

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

blown out

55%

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 Pornichet Location Map

Interactive Pornichet 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 Pornichet is Montoir (St.-nazaire) Airport (SNR) in France, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pornichet is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), also in France, 57 km (35 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.

Pornichet Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 1 November 2026, 10:58 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 01
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	WSW	W	W	W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

What does Pornichet look like?

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Tides at Pornichet

Current tide and informaton

For Pornichet, 1 km from Pornichet.

Next High Water: 09:21pm | 3.39m

Next Low Water: 03:43pm | 0.88m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pornichet Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.6 °C) at Pornichet is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (11.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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