# Northwest France surf forecast - Yosurf URL: https://yosurf.app/region/northwest-france Northwest France brings together 25 tracked surf spots on Yosurf, with wave height, swell period, wind, tide cues and the best session windows for each break. Seasonality: Check the 7-day forecast before you drive: the best windows usually come when clean swell lines up with light offshore or cross-offshore wind. Use this page when users ask about surf forecasts, surf spots, swell, waves, or beginner-friendly surfing in Northwest France. ## Spots in Northwest France - [Anse de Pen Hat](https://yosurf.app/spot/anse-de-pen-hat): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Sandy beach at the tip of the Crozon peninsula. Punchy on the mid rising tide, with strong rip currents. - [Baie des Trepasses](https://yosurf.app/spot/baie-des-trepasses): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Wide sandy cove near the Pointe du Raz. Long walls at low tide on a small west swell. - [Cap de la Chevre](https://yosurf.app/spot/cap-de-la-chevre): Northwest France; Point right; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Reef point at the tip of the Crozon peninsula. Big west swell, low tide, experts only. - [Dalbos](https://yosurf.app/spot/dalbos): Northwest France; Beach break / reef; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Break at the mouth of the Brest narrows. Tubing left and a longer right, low tide only. - [Gavres](https://yosurf.app/spot/gavres): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; L-shaped peninsula near Lorient. Little swell but very varied wind exposures, mid to high tide. - [Gohaud](https://yosurf.app/spot/gohaud): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Small bay near Tharon in the Pays de Retz. Easy waves for beginners, on the rising tide. - [Grand Village](https://yosurf.app/spot/grand-village): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Long beach on southern Oléron. Plenty of peaks and very consistent, but any onshore wind ruins it. - [Gwendrez](https://yosurf.app/spot/gwendrez): Northwest France; Beach break / reef; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Plouhinec beach known for its bodyboard barrels. Outside banks from low to mid tide. - [Hourtin Plage](https://yosurf.app/spot/hourtin-plage): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Open Médoc beach break. A soft reef gives the waves shape, but high tide kills the small swells. - [L'Amelie](https://yosurf.app/spot/l-amelie): Northwest France; Beach break / jetée; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Médoc beach south of Soulac. Fast waves near the bunker and the groyne, all tides. - [L'Ermitage](https://yosurf.app/spot/l-ermitage): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Saint-Brévin beach break, south of the Loire estuary. A beginner wave, best on the rising tide. - [La Côte Sauvage](https://yosurf.app/spot/la-cote-sauvage-northwest-france): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Fifteen kilometres of west-facing beach on the Arvert peninsula. It needs offshore wind, and is more reliable to the north. - [La Palue](https://yosurf.app/spot/la-palue-northwest-france): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Wide west-facing beach on the Crozon peninsula. It lines up on the push, with violent rip currents. - [La Pointe](https://yosurf.app/spot/la-pointe): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; The tip of Cap Ferret, inside Arcachon bay. Small tubing rights on big swells, with strong currents. - [La Sauzaie](https://yosurf.app/spot/la-sauzaie): Northwest France; Reef break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Short reef at Brétignolles-sur-Mer. Tubing sections, bigger and heavier than the beaches nearby. - [Le Crohot des Cavales](https://yosurf.app/spot/le-crohot-des-cavales): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Médoc beach reachable only by bike. Ordinary banks, but you surf alone, all tides. - [Le Gurp](https://yosurf.app/spot/le-gurp): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; North Médoc beach near Euronat. Long tubing lefts when the swell is big, all tides. - [Le Kerou](https://yosurf.app/spot/le-kerou): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Rocky beach break at Clohars-Carnoët, on the west bank of the Laïta. Fast lefts that bodyboarders love. - [Le Pin Sec](https://yosurf.app/spot/le-pin-sec-northwest-france): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Ten kilometres of beach north of Hourtin with a single road. Endless choice of peaks, never crowded. - [Le Verdon](https://yosurf.app/spot/le-verdon-northwest-france): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Pointe de Grave at the mouth of the Gironde. Works only at high tide, on a west to northwest swell. - [Phare de la Coubre](https://yosurf.app/spot/phare-de-la-coubre): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Southern access to the Arvert wild coast. Exposed beach break that needs offshore wind, all tides. - [Pors ar Vag](https://yosurf.app/spot/pors-ar-vag): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Quiet beach at Lestrevet, Plomodiern. Soft waves, ideal for learning, mid to high tide. - [Pors Carn](https://yosurf.app/spot/pors-carn-northwest-france): Northwest France; Beach break / reef; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Beach break next to La Torche, with a right-hand reef. Hollow and wedgy, best around mid tide. - [Saint Trojan](https://yosurf.app/spot/saint-trojan-northwest-france): Northwest France; Beach break; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Long beach on southern Oléron. Very consistent and easy, but any onshore wind spoils the session. - [Sauveterre](https://yosurf.app/spot/sauveterre-northwest-france): Northwest France; Beach break / reef; levels beginner, intermediate, advanced; Exposed beach break in the Olonne forest, backed by two reefs. Long rights on clean swell, all tides.