Reef and beach breaks, 3/2–5/4+ water by season, growing nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak season—39% surfable at peak
Suits—no month clears our bar
Boardboth · shortboard · longboardreef, beach
Water9.8–18.2°C3/2–5/4+ most of the year
Internet360 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,140+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
3 spots within 25 km · 3 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
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Spot details
- École de Surf de Bretagnereef3.6 km
- La Grande Plagebeach6.4 km
- Beach break · 16.4 km Ebeach16.4 km
3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
- Nomad bzhView on Google
- Le Rigado, coworking VannesView on Google
- Imagina CoworkingView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- Sacré - Coffee shop Carnacserves coffee — not a dedicated caféView on Google
- La Boulangeserves coffee — not a dedicated caféView on Google
- AU PETIT PRINCE - CARNACserves coffee — not a dedicated caféView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- L'orange BleueView on Google
- BodyFitnessView on Google
- Basic-FitView on Google
The surf year
Peak consistency 39% · below our season thresholdSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
39peak · Feb
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
44%44%45%66%61%65%51%55%58%52%42%37%
Water
10°10°11°13°15°18°17°18°18°17°14°12°
Barsless surfablemore
Water5/4+ hoodedunder 13°4/3 wetsuit13–16°3/2 wetsuit17–19°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 34% | 33% | 39% | 45% | 47% | 38% | 22% | 36% | 38% | 40% | 33% | 25% |
| Intermediate | 35% | 39% | 39% | 37% | 30% | 21% | 10% | 14% | 21% | 33% | 31% | 30% |
| Advanced | 25% | 29% | 29% | 24% | 13% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 10% | 18% | 21% | 20% |
Working from here
median 360 Mbps · 4 known coworking spaces · from $1,180 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla360 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap4
Quiet ↔ Party65 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,180–$2,240
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,140–$3,530
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Carnac.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportVannes-Meucon Airport
CodeVNE
Distance30 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction