Ste Anne La Palud Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Finistere – Brittany, France)

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Ste Anne La Palud Surf Guide

Ste Anne La Palud in Finistere - Brittany is a reasonably exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Crowds are never a problem here.

Ste Anne La Palud Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	fairly consistent	14.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ste Anne La Palud:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ste Anne La Palud occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ste Anne La Palud (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Ste Anne La Palud with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 34% of the time in April while 58% 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

34%

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

blown out

58%

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 Ste Anne La Palud 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 Ste Anne La Palud is Pluguffan (Quimper) Airport (UIP) in France, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ste Anne La Palud is Guipavas (Brest) Airport (BES), also in France, 36 km (22 miles) away.

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Ste Anne La Palud Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 23:56 Local Time

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

Tides at Ste Anne La Palud

Current tide and informaton

For Douarnenez, 6 km from Ste Anne La Palud.

Next High Water: 08:20am | 3.6m

Next Low Water: 02:34am | 1.13m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Ste Anne La Palud Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.8 °C) at Ste Anne La Palud 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.