Pornichet Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Loire Atlantique, France)

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Pornichet Surf Guide

Pornichet in Loire Atlantique is an exposed beach break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

Pornichet Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	15.5°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.

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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
Monday, 4 May 2026, 19:16 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- 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: 07:08am | 4.04m

Next Low Water: 01:42am | 0.63m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pornichet Sea Temperature

The Pornichet water temperature is rather cool (15.5 °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.