Pors Poulhan Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Finistere – Brittany, France)

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Pors Poulhan Surf Guide

Pors Poulhan in Finistere - Brittany is an exposed beach and reef break that only works once in a while. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

Pors Poulhan Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	inconsistent	14.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pors Poulhan:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pors Poulhan occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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

mayBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Pors Poulhan with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 47% of the time in May while 49% 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

47%

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

blown out

49%

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).

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Interactive Pors Poulhan 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 Pors Poulhan is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pors Poulhan is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES), also in France, 52 km (32 miles) away.

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Pors Poulhan Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 08:13 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	9	9	9	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross

Tides at Pors Poulhan

Current tide and informaton

For Penhors, 6 km from Pors Poulhan.

Next High Water: 08:28am | 3.22m

Next Low Water: 02:45pm | 1.22m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pors Poulhan Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.7 °C) at Pors Poulhan 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 (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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