Plouguerneau, France
Photo: LECHAT Valentin / UnsplashSurf, 3/2–5/4+ water by season, quiet nomad scene.
surf-town
Data updated
At a glance
Peak season—56% surfable at peak
Suits—no month clears our bar
Boardlongboard · bothbreak type not yet verified
Water10.6–18.3°C3/2–5/4+ most of the year
Internet359 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,050+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
2 spots within 25 km · 2 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazards
Spot details
- Spor de surf la grève blanche0.1 km
- Surfing des Abers0.2 km
2 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 (8)
Coworking2 listed
- AlabourView on Google
- AU 192 - coworking - location salles - bureauxView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- L’Armorique CaféView on Google
- Ar BaradozView on Google
- La Meule de Pierreserves coffee — not a dedicated caféView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- L'orange BleueView on Google
- CrossFit HormesisView on Google
- Proxiforme PloudalmézeauView on Google
The surf year
Peak consistency 56% · below our season thresholdSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
56peak · Oct
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
o-hdo-hdo-hdmidmidmidmidmidmidmido-hdo-hd
Wind ok
42%36%40%50%41%33%37%39%47%54%43%50%
Water
11°11°11°12°14°17°18°18°17°15°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 | 37% | 36% | 40% | 41% | 41% | 40% | 46% | 43% | 46% | 45% | 39% | 42% |
| Intermediate | 41% | 37% | 38% | 51% | 53% | 47% | 46% | 50% | 52% | 56% | 38% | 37% |
| Advanced | 48% | 48% | 48% | 47% | 40% | 36% | 26% | 37% | 44% | 58% | 46% | 54% |
Working from here
median 359 Mbps · no known coworking · from $1,180 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla359 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party54 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,180–$2,240
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,050–$3,420
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Plouguerneau.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
Distance22 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