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Plage des Blancs Sablons (juillet 2015)
Les Blancs Sablons. Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Les Blancs Sablons

Surf spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

19Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: too small (2 ft swell at 10 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 7 out of 100

Swell
1 ft8 shollow
Energy
22kJ
Wind
NE 15 kn
Temp
12°C

Wed 4 · 17 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 shollow
Energy
89kJ
Wind
ENE 16 kn
Temp
10°C

Thu 5 · 25 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 shollow
Energy
73kJ
Wind
ENE 6 kn
Temp
11°C

Fri 6 · 21 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
36kJ
Wind
S 5 kn
Temp
11°C

Sat 7 · 16 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 shollow
Energy
27kJ
Wind
ESE 3 kn
Temp
10°C

Sun 8 · 13 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
11kJ
Wind
E 10 kn
Temp
12°C

Mon 9 · 23 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
61kJ
Wind
ESE 17 kn
Temp
14°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 37, too small
  2. Wed 417, too small
  3. Thu 525, too small
  4. Fri 621, too small
  5. Sat 716, too small
  6. Sun 813, too small
  7. Mon 923, too small
  8. Tue 1041, too small
  9. Wed 1155, fair

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 4–16 ftof swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Full forecast

every day, every number

Les Blancs Sablons does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Les Blancs Sablons, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3Nov7, too small1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots12°C
Wed 4Nov17, too small3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.)89kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots10°C
Thu 5Nov25, too small2 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.)73kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots11°C
Fri 6Nov21, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)36kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore11°C
Sat 7Nov16, too small1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore10°C
Sun 8Nov13, too small2 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)11kJwind from the east, 10 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 9Nov23, too small2 ft8 shollow1 ft at break (est.)61kJwind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 10Nov41, too small4 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.)165kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 11Nov55, fair4 ft8 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)173kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 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

  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:45 −1.4 mHigh 11:53 +1.7 mLow 18:38 −1.7 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 00:41 +1.5 mLow 07:08 −1.6 mHigh 13:10 +1.9 mLow 19:49 −1.9 m
  • Thu 5 NovHigh 01:50 +1.8 mLow 08:13 −1.9 mHigh 14:13 +2.1 mLow 20:44 −2.2 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 Les Blancs Sablons

Huîtriers pie - plage des Blancs Sablons - Finistère
Photo: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Huîtriers pie en vol - plage des Blancs Sablons - Finistère (1)
Photo: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Le Conquet, Plage des Blancs-Sablons 02
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About Les Blancs Sablons

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

The spot faces NW (310°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (130°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 11°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Le Conquet, 1 km away (10 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$1,210–US$2,260 each

about US$1,210–US$2,260 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 2 November 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$443–US$919
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$101
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$282–US$470
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$114–US$188
Totalabout US$1,210–US$2,260

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

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Closest

Le Conquet

10 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Le Conquet · Booking.com

About Le Conquet 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 40m

About 16h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 50 min by road

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

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