Surf-Forecast | Ste Anne La Palud Surf Guide

Lat Long: 48.14° N 4.28° W

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ste Anne La Palud sea temperature is

14.5°C

Ste Anne La Palud surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Ste Anne La Palud Surf Guide

Ste Anne La Palud in Finistere - Brittany is a reasonably exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction 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.

Ste Anne La Palud Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	fairly consistent	14.5°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.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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).

Explore Ste Anne La Palud Location Map

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:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 18:46 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04			Thu
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	WSW	W	W	W
Period (s)	13	13	12	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	cross- off

Tides at Ste Anne La Palud

Current tide and informaton

For Douarnenez, 6 km from Ste Anne La Palud.

Next High Water: 01:29am | 3.79m

Next Low Water: 07:12pm | 0.93m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Ste Anne La Palud Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.5 °C) at Ste Anne La Palud is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (6.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

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