La Torche (Plomeur)

Beach break

Bretagne, France

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From level intermediate · Combi 3/2Accessible from intermediate level: hip-high waves (0.6–0.9 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
6.4/10
Fair
Size
0.60.9 m
hip-high
Wind
19 km/h
NNE · Cross-offshore
Swell
0.9 m
8 s · WNW
Best window · 21h5.9/10 · 0.50.9 m · 20 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the WNW. Slightly side-offshore wind, fairly favourable. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.50.8920☁️20°
03h0.50.9918☁️19°
06h0.61.0815☁️19°
09h0.60.9815🌤️20°
12h0.50.9825☀️21°
15h0.50.8827☀️21°
18h0.50.8826☀️25°
21hBest0.50.9820☀️23°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+2) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 06:36+1.7 mBM 12:42-2.8 mPM 18:52+1.9 m

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 07:36 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.