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Belle Ile en Mer - Donnant
Surf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
49Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 3 ft swell at 9 s, 3 hours of offshore wind
Mon 2 · 74 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 182kJ
- Wind
- NE 16 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Tue 3 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- NNE 15 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 126kJ
- Wind
- ENE 16 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 111kJ
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 59kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 47kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 166, good
- Mon 274, good
- Tue 312, too small
- Wed 452, fair
- Thu 553, fair
- Fri 640, too small
- Sat 731, too small
- Sun 835, too small
- Mon 915, too small
- Tue 1023, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 66, good | 5 ft10 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 393kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 74, good | 3 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 182kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 16 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 52, fair | 2 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 126kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 16 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 53, fair | 2 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 111kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 40, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 59kJ | offshorewind from the east, 6 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 35, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 47kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 23, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 83kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots | 14°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 02:41 −1.4 mHigh 08:41 +1.4 mLow 15:26 −1.4 mHigh 21:32 +1.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:53 −1.2 mHigh 10:08 +1.3 mLow 16:43 −1.4 mHigh 23:12 +1.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:11 −1.2 mHigh 11:44 +1.3 mLow 17:59 −1.4 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
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About
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About Belle Ile en Mer - Donnant
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (265°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (85°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Bangor, 4 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,310–US$2,420 each
about US$1,310–US$2,420 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to NTE, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$456–US$945 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$114–US$188 |
| Total | about US$1,310–US$2,420 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Bangor
7 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Bangor its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 18h 35m
About 18h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → NTE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 2h 30m by road
Flights ORD → NTE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.