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Sainte Anne du Portzic

Surf spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

11Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 16 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
91kJ
Wind
NE 8 kn
Temp
14°C

Tue 3 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft15 shollow
Energy
25kJ
Wind
NE 12 kn
Temp
12°C

Wed 4 · 16 out of 100

Swell
2 ft12 shollow
Energy
88kJ
Wind
ENE 13 kn
Temp
10°C

Thu 5 · 13 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 shollow
Energy
68kJ
Wind
ENE 7 kn
Temp
10°C

Fri 6 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 shollow
Energy
26kJ
Wind
NE 1 kn
Temp
12°C

Sat 7 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft10 shollow
Energy
26kJ
Wind
S 3 kn
Temp
11°C

Sun 8 · 2 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft11 s
Energy
2kJ
Wind
ESE 3 kn
Temp
11°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 133, too small
  2. Mon 216, too small
  3. Tue 35, too small
  4. Wed 416, too small
  5. Thu 513, too small
  6. Fri 64, too small
  7. Sat 74, too small
  8. Sun 82, too small
  9. Mon 94, too small
  10. Tue 1019, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 6–20 ftof swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Full forecast

every day, every number

Sainte Anne du Portzic does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sainte Anne du Portzic, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov33, too small4 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.)266kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 2Nov16, too small2 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.)91kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 3Nov5, too small1 ft15 shollow1 ft at break (est.)25kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 4Nov16, too small2 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.)88kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore10°C
Thu 5Nov13, too small2 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)68kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore10°C
Fri 6Nov4, too small1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.)26kJwind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore12°C
Sat 7Nov4, too small1 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.)26kJwind from the south, 3 knots11°C
Sun 8Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft11 s1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots11°C
Mon 9Nov4, too small1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)6kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots13°C
Tue 10Nov19, too small3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)70kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore12°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 02:49 −1.9 mHigh 09:02 +2.0 mLow 15:33 −1.9 mHigh 21:43 +1.6 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 04:03 −1.6 mHigh 10:17 +1.7 mLow 16:55 −1.7 mHigh 23:07 +1.4 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:28 −1.5 mHigh 11:43 +1.7 mLow 18:18 −1.7 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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About Sainte Anne du Portzic

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

The spot faces SW (209°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (29°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 6–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 10°C in February, 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 Brest, 5.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

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$1,190–US$2,210 each

about US$1,190–US$2,210 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 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
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$33–US$54
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$1,190–US$2,210

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

Brest

9 min by car · 61 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 61 places to stay in Brest · Booking.com

About Brest 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 16h 25m

About 16h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 35 min by road

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

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