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Toulhars

Surf spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

6Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 9 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 ssoft
Energy
70kJ
Wind
NE 9 kn
Temp
14°C

Tue 3 · 3 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft15 s
Energy
9kJ
Wind
NE 10 kn
Temp
13°C

Wed 4 · 8 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 ssoft
Energy
70kJ
Wind
ENE 10 kn
Temp
10°C

Thu 5 · 9 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 ssoft
Energy
48kJ
Wind
SE 4 kn
Temp
11°C

Fri 6 · 2 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
ENE 4 kn
Temp
11°C

Sat 7 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft10 ssoft
Energy
10kJ
Wind
WSW 4 kn
Temp
10°C

Sun 8 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft11 s
Energy
2kJ
Wind
ENE 3 kn
Temp
10°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 126, too small
  2. Mon 29, too small
  3. Tue 33, too small
  4. Wed 48, too small
  5. Thu 59, too small
  6. Fri 62, too small
  7. Sat 74, too small
  8. Sun 81, too small
  9. Mon 92, too small
  10. Tue 1038, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Stakes swell from the S
  • Offshore: Nwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Full forecast

every day, every number

Toulhars does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Toulhars, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov26, too small3 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.)180kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 2Nov9, too small2 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.)70kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots14°C
Tue 3Nov3, too smallunder 1 ft15 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)9kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore13°C
Wed 4Nov8, too small2 ft11 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.)70kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots10°C
Thu 5Nov9, too small2 ft10 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.)48kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots11°C
Fri 6Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots11°C
Sat 7Nov4, too small1 ft10 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.)10kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots10°C
Sun 8Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft11 s1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots10°C
Mon 9Nov2, too small1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots14°C
Tue 10Nov38, too small5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)183kJwind from the north, 16 knots, offshore13°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 02:43 −1.4 mHigh 08:43 +1.4 mLow 15:28 −1.5 mHigh 21:32 +1.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:56 −1.2 mHigh 10:08 +1.3 mLow 16:46 −1.4 mHigh 23:11 +1.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:14 −1.2 mHigh 11:44 +1.3 mLow 18:02 −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.

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the spot and its town

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About Toulhars

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces S (177°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (357°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.2 km out (1 in 323). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Lorient, 4.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 5 wind sports spots.

Water about 14°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$1,290–US$2,390 each

about US$1,290–US$2,390 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BES, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$442–US$918
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$114–US$188
Totalabout US$1,290–US$2,390

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Larmor-Plage

2 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Larmor-Plage · Booking.com

About Larmor-Plage 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 05m

About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 2h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.