Plovan
Surf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
38Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 3 ft swell at 11 s, 3 hours of offshore wind
Tue 3 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 scrumbling
- Energy
- 58kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Wed 4 · 58 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 156kJ
- Wind
- ENE 9 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 56 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 124kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 51kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- ESE 8 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 41kJ
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 261, good
- Tue 321, too small
- Wed 458, fair
- Thu 556, fair
- Fri 633, too small
- Sat 724, too small
- Sun 819, too small
- Mon 916, too small
- Tue 1034, poor
- Wed 110, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 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.
Plovan does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 61, good | 3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 145kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 14°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 21, too small | 1 ft14 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 58kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 14°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 58, fair | 3 ft11 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 156kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 56, fair | 3 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 124kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | offshorewind from the east, 3 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 24, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | offshorewind from the east, 4 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 34, poor | 6 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 429kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 698kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 17°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 03:45 −1.2 mHigh 09:59 +1.3 mLow 16:38 −1.3 mHigh 22:53 +1.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:08 −1.2 mHigh 11:28 +1.3 mLow 17:58 −1.4 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:19 +1.1 mLow 06:24 −1.3 mHigh 12:46 +1.5 mLow 19:06 −1.6 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
- Aug0of 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 Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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- Tréguennec 3 km away
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- La Torche 8.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Plovan
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (243°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (63°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 100). 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 August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Plovan, 0.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to BES, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$442–US$918 |
| 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$1,290–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
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about 5 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Plovan its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Tréguennec on Booking.com
about 10 min by car · 3 places to stay
- Beds in Penhors on Booking.com
about 10 min by car · 3 places to stay
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 10m
About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 20m by road
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