Photo: Kévin JINER / UnsplashBeach breaks, 3/2–5/4+ water by season, growing nomad scene.
surf-town
Data updated
At a glance
Peak season—51% surfable at peak
Suits—no month clears our bar
Boardlongboard · bothbeach
Water10.3–19°C3/2–5/4+ most of the year
Internet371 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,040+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
Hazardsrips
Spot details
- Plage de Porz ar Villiecbeach0.9 km
- Surfplaya0.9 km
- Plage du Moulin de la Rivebeach1.3 km
1 coworking · 3 cafés · 1 gymPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (5)
Coworking1 listed
- Presbytère LocquirecView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- La Renouée - Poul RodouView on Google
- Le café de la Forge avec un p'tit truc en plusView on Google
- Millinserves coffee — not a dedicated caféView on Google
Gyms1 listed
- L'Orange Bleue Plestinhas training facilities — not a dedicated gymView on Google
The surf year
Peak consistency 51% · below our season thresholdSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
51peak · Dec
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
49%42%45%51%47%47%47%47%52%64%55%61%
Water
11°10°11°12°14°17°19°19°18°16°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 | 48% | 46% | 49% | 44% | 50% | 45% | 40% | 45% | 48% | 52% | 46% | 52% |
| Intermediate | 49% | 49% | 50% | 40% | 34% | 29% | 21% | 26% | 40% | 48% | 48% | 51% |
| Advanced | 38% | 42% | 39% | 24% | 15% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 21% | 32% | 37% | 39% |
Working from here
median 371 Mbps · 3 known coworking spaces · from $1,180 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla371 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap3
Quiet ↔ Party54 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,180–$2,240
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,040–$3,400
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Locquirec.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 airportMorlaix-Ploujean Airport
CodeMXN
Distance15 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