Fréhel, France

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00 3608 Blick auf das Cap Fréhel, Frankreich
Cap frehel. Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Fréhel

Fréhel is a town in Côtes-d'Armor, France. From Fréhel you can reach 4 surf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is École de Voile de Fréhel, a sailing spot 3.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is JER, 66 km away.

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Staying in Fréhel

  • 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: JER, 66 km, RNS, 78 km, GCI, 91 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Fréhel.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Fréhel too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Fréhel: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
La Garde Guérin17 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Saint-Malo, 8 km1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft16 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small2 ft67 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, poor2 ft75 kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore, good1 ft25 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, too small2 ft46 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for La Garde Guérin: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at La Garde Guérin, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots14°C
Mon 19Oct16, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct24, too small1 ft7 smushy16kJwind from the west, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct14, poor2 ft10 ssoft67kJwind from the west, 15 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct56, good2 ft8 ssoft75kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore14°C
Fri 23Oct11, too small1 ft12 scrumbling25kJwind from the west, 17 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct46, fair2 ft7 smushy46kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore13°C
Dame jouanne16.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, 2 km1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft16 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small2 ft67 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, poor2 ft75 kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore, good1 ft25 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, too small2 ft46 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Dame jouanne: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Dame jouanne, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots14°C
Mon 19Oct16, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct26, too small1 ft7 smushy16kJwind from the west, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct14, poor2 ft10 scrumbling67kJwind from the west, 15 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct56, good2 ft8 ssoft75kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore14°C
Fri 23Oct11, too small1 ft12 scrumbling25kJwind from the west, 17 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct45, fair2 ft7 smushy46kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore13°C
Cap frehel7.3 kmabout 15 min by car1 ft5 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, too small1 ft12 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, too small2 ft62 kJwind from the west, 21 knots, too small2 ft79 kJwind from the south, 17 knots, offshore, good1 ft44 kJwind from the west, 27 knots, too small2 ft69 kJwind from the south-west, 14 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Cap frehel: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Cap frehel, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots14°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small1 ft3 smushy3kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small1 ft6 shollow12kJwind from the west, 10 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small2 ft10 shollow62kJwind from the west, 21 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct54, good2 ft8 shollow79kJwind from the south, 17 knots, offshore15°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small1 ft15 shollow44kJwind from the west, 27 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct36, fair2 ft8 shollow69kJwind from the south-west, 14 knots, offshore14°C
Longchamps17.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Saint-Malo, 7 km1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft27 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, too small2 ft67 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, poor2 ft75 kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore, good1 ft25 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, too small2 ft46 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Longchamps: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Longchamps, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots14°C
Mon 19Oct16, too small1 ft6 smushy4kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct22, too small1 ft11 shollow27kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct8, poor2 ft10 smushy67kJwind from the west, 15 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct52, good2 ft8 scrumbling75kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore14°C
Fri 23Oct11, too small1 ft12 shollow25kJwind from the west, 17 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct47, fair2 ft7 smushy46kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore13°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Fréhel, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Sailing near Fréhel

Places to eat near Fréhel

  • Chez PierrotPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
  • KaptiphainePancake house · 0.2 km from the centre
  • La DroseraFrench · 1.4 km from the centre
  • O' Toubon0.1 km from the centre
  • O'Crêpes de SylvainePancake house · 0.5 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits