Photo: Mathieu CHIRICO / UnsplashPoint breaks, 3/2–5/4+ water by season, quiet nomad scene.
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At a glance
Peak season—41% surfable at peak
Suits—no month clears our bar
Boardlongboard · bothpoint
Water10.9–17.5°C3/2–5/4+ most of the year
Internet230 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,070+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
Hazardsrocks
Spot details
- Trépassés4.5 km
- Cabestan break pointpoint4.5 km
- Absolute Surf Esb Crozon Morgat24.5 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
- TY-CO DOUARNENEZView on Google
- La OficinaView on Google
- Coworking du Haut Pays BigoudenView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- Monsieur PapierView on Google
- Buvette de Pors Théolenserves coffee — not a dedicated caféView on Google
- l'Epicerie généraleserves coffee — not a dedicated caféView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- Nafaland - Stang Ar LiouView on Google
- Club Fitneo - DouarnenezView on Google
- GymnasiumView on Google
The surf year
Peak consistency 41% · below our season thresholdSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
41peak · Apr
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
o-hdo-hdmidmidmidsmlsmlmidmidmidmido-hd
Wind ok
36%30%40%56%52%49%38%41%48%46%36%31%
Water
11°11°11°12°14°17°17°18°17°16°14°13°
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 | 29% | 20% | 28% | 41% | 51% | 39% | 33% | 43% | 44% | 36% | 27% | 20% |
| Intermediate | 33% | 32% | 38% | 41% | 39% | 29% | 16% | 30% | 37% | 39% | 31% | 27% |
| Advanced | 28% | 31% | 33% | 30% | 18% | 11% | 4% | 12% | 19% | 30% | 23% | 23% |
Working from here
median 230 Mbps · no known coworking · from $1,180 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla230 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party54 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,180–$2,240
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,070–$3,440
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Plogoff.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 airportBrest Bretagne airport
CodeBES
Distance50 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