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Plage de la Banche, Binic-3263
Binic Harbourg. Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Binic Harbourg

Surf spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

3Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: too small (1 ft swell at 3 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 3 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
22kJ
Wind
NE 12 kn
Temp
12°C

Wed 4 · 2 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 smushy
Energy
4kJ
Wind
E 12 kn
Temp
9°C

Thu 5 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 shollow
Energy
3kJ
Wind
E 6 kn
Temp
10°C

Fri 6 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft5 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SSE 4 kn
Temp
13°C

Sat 7 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
SW 2 kn
Temp
11°C

Sun 8 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft8 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
ENE 2 kn
Temp
10°C

Mon 9 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 shollow
Energy
1kJ
Wind
SE 8 kn
Temp
11°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 23, too small
  2. Tue 33, too small
  3. Wed 42, too small
  4. Thu 56, too small
  5. Fri 61, too small
  6. Sat 71, too small
  7. Sun 81, too small
  8. Mon 93, too small
  9. Tue 100, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Full forecast

every day, every number

Binic Harbourg does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Binic Harbourg, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov3, too small2 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.)9kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots13°C
Tue 3Nov3, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots12°C
Wed 4Nov2, too small1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the east, 12 knots9°C
Thu 5Nov6, too small1 ft3 shollow2 ft at break (est.)3kJwind from the east, 6 knots10°C
Fri 6Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft5 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots13°C
Sat 7Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore11°C
Sun 8Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft8 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots10°C
Mon 9Nov3, too small1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots11°C
Tue 10Nov0, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the south, 4 knots13°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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 06:19 −2.6 mHigh 12:14 +3.0 mLow 19:09 −2.8 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 01:01 +2.5 mLow 07:47 −2.4 mHigh 13:37 +2.7 mLow 20:34 −2.9 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 02:30 +2.5 mLow 09:09 −2.6 mHigh 15:02 +2.9 mLow 21:46 −3.2 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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Photos of Binic Harbourg

Plage de la Banche, Binic-3248
Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Binic - Plage de la Banche
Photo: Kev22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Grande roue, Plage de la Banche, Binic-3260
Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About Binic Harbourg

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

The spot faces E (70°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (250°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 9°C in March, 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 Binic, 0.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

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$1,300–US$2,410 each

about US$1,300–US$2,410 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 JER, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$449–US$931
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$1,300–US$2,410

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

Binic

1 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Binic · Booking.com

About Binic 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 17h 30m

About 17h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → JER, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 45m by road

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

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