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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?

18Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: too small (2 ft swell at 9 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft12 shollow
Energy
47kJ
Wind
NE 17 kn
Temp
12°C

Wed 4 · 18 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 shollow
Energy
90kJ
Wind
ENE 16 kn
Temp
11°C

Thu 5 · 26 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
71kJ
Wind
E 6 kn
Temp
11°C

Fri 6 · 18 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
35kJ
Wind
W 4 kn
Temp
12°C

Sat 7 · 16 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 shollow
Energy
30kJ
Wind
ESE 7 kn
Temp
13°C

Sun 8 · 13 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft7 shollow
Energy
30kJ
Wind
SE 20 kn
Temp
14°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 221, too small
  2. Tue 38, too small
  3. Wed 418, too small
  4. Thu 526, too small
  5. Fri 618, too small
  6. Sat 716, too small
  7. Sun 813, too small
  8. Mon 914, too small
  9. Tue 1073, good
  10. Wed 1161, good

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

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Les Blancs Sablons, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov21, too small3 ft7 shollow4 ft at break (est.)65kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots14°C
Tue 3Nov8, too small1 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.)47kJwind from the north-east, 17 knots12°C
Wed 4Nov18, too small3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.)90kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots11°C
Thu 5Nov26, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)71kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 6Nov18, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)35kJwind from the west, 4 knots12°C
Sat 7Nov16, too small1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.)30kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore13°C
Sun 8Nov13, too small2 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)10kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 9Nov14, too small2 ft7 shollow1 ft at break (est.)30kJwind from the south-east, 20 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 10Nov73, good4 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)275kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, offshore15°C
Wed 11Nov61, good5 ft9 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.)329kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots14°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 04:13 −1.5 mHigh 10:32 +1.8 mLow 17:10 −1.6 mHigh 23:20 +1.5 m
  • 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

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 (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$1,210–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

about 5 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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