Brittany Surf Spots

A-frame reef-and-sand peak on the sheltered north coast of Cap Sizun, breaking on SW to NW swells.

A-frame beachbreak in a dramatic Breton cove, firing long walls and occasional heavy barrels on any Atlantic swell.

Fast, ledgy right-hander over shallow uneven reef near the Île aux Vaches, demanding speed and precision on bigger SW-NW swells.

Mellow Breton beachbreak on the north edge of Anse de Dinan, delivering long rides on SW-NW swells.

A powerful, bowly right-hander wrapping around a rugged Breton headland, reserved strictly for big-wave experts.

A bowly, wrapping right-hander over uneven reef on the Crozon Peninsula, riding up to 200-500m on a solid NW swell.

Sheltered beachbreak peaks on an uneven reef-sand bottom, best at high tide on SW-W swells.

Sheltered a-frame peak at Larmor-Plage that turns on when exposed breaks max out, offering hollow, fast walls on SW-W swell.

Powerful river-mouth sandbar in Brittany producing fast, hollow a-frame peaks — best on SW-W swells with NE offshores.

Guidel's most consistent beach break, mixing sandbars over uneven reef for workable a-frame peaks from low to mid tide.

Exposed sandy beach near Roscoff offering mellow, beginner-friendly peaks across all tides in W to N swells.

A-frame peaks over mixed reef and sand beneath the coloured cliffs of Cap Fréhel, best on W-NW swells with S winds.

Wide sandy beach break with a-frame peaks, rights favouring, rideable across all tides on W-NW swells.

Sheltered bay in Brittany offering mellow peaks over mixed reef and sand, best at low to mid tide on W-NW swell.

St-Malo's main city beach delivers easy, mellow peaks on SW storm swells, best beside la Hoguette groin.

Mellow, beginner-friendly beachbreak tucked away in Lestrevet, breaking on sand with a-frame peaks.

Brittany's most consistent beachbreak - a walled-up A-frame peak beside a rocky headland with a built-in rip channel.

Powerful, long left reef break off Douarnenez, also known as Les Roches Blanches, firing on big SW to NW swells.

Spacious, forgiving beachbreak in a sheltered cove near Le Conquet — best for beginners on small, mushy peaks.

Brittany's most consistent Locquirec break - hollow reef-sand peaks that fire on NW swell, turns mellow when small.

Hollow beach peaks on uneven reef and sand, firing on NW swells at mid-to-high tide in northwest Brittany.

Sheltered town beach in central Quiberon offering well-covered peaks that fire best on SW-W swells at low tide.

Northeast-facing urban beachbreak in Perros-Guirec that catches westerly storm swell and produces hollow peaks across all tides.

A-frame reef peak off Brittany that fires on big SW-NW swells, with a hollow right and longer left breaking over uneven reef and sand.

Underrated mixed beachbreak and right reef beside La Torche, firing hollow and wedgy on SW-NW swells with big-wave potential offshore.

West-facing Brittany beachbreak with long walls and the occasional barrel, working across all swell directions from SW to NW.

Sandy beachbreak on the Finistère-Morbihan border throwing fast, hollow lefts on SW-W swells.

Hollow, fast reef break firing near-perfect rights over a shallow ledge on a narrow SW-W swell and tide window.

Mellow a-frame beach break on a sheltered L-shaped peninsula in southern Brittany, best on SW-W swells at mid to high tide.

Hollow, fast a-frame beachbreak on the Crozon Peninsula, best on mid-incoming tide with westerly swells.

Fast, hollow reef-and-sand peaks near Brest firing a punchy left and a longer right on low tide only.

Hollow, powerful a-frame reef-and-sand peak near Lampaul-Plouarzel firing best at mid tide on SW to N swells.

Hollow reef-and-sand peaks near Brest firing on SW-NW swells, with a rockier southern section called Les Moules.

Belle-Ile's most consistent break — a fast, hollow A-frame peak over uneven reef with a cliff-hugging left channel.

Heavy beach break peaks over mixed reef and sand at Plouhinec, capable of serious barrels but prone to closing out.

A fast, hollow left reefbreak tucked into l'Anse de Bertheaume, best from mid to high tide on SW-W swells.

An inconsistent reef-and-sand A-frame tucked in a Brittany bay, punching harder than its sheltered position suggests.

Punchy Breton beachbreak that produces stand-up barrels at low tide, best in overhead SW swell with any northerly wind.

Reef-anchored peaks near Kerlouan producing wedgy A-frames that favour bodyboarders at mid-to-high tide.

Hollow, powerful reef lefts near Lesconil harbour firing only on rare S-SW swell and N-NW wind combos.