Lorient, France

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About Lorient

Lorient is a town in Morbihan, France. From Lorient you can reach 7 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 3 sailing spots. The nearest is Centre Nautique de Lorient, a sailing spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is BES, 110 km away.

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Staying in Lorient

  • 32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: BES, 110 km, RNS, 127 km, Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 148 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Lorient each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Lorient 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Lorient: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Fort Bloque9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Guidel, 6 km2 ft47 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small2 ft90 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft187 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, fair7 ft671 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, too big6 ft283 kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots, poor5 ft737 kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots, poor5 ft276 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots, poor
All readings for Fort Bloque: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fort Bloque, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small2 ft9 ssoft47kJwind from the north, 6 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct22, too small2 ft13 ssoft90kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair3 ft11 ssoft187kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy671kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct5, poor6 ft7 smushy283kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct5, poor5 ft13 smushy737kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct5, poor5 ft8 smushy276kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots14°C
Guidel11.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Guidel, 2 km2 ft47 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, offshore, too small2 ft90 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft187 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, fair7 ft671 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, too big6 ft283 kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots, poor5 ft737 kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots, poor5 ft276 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots, poor
All readings for Guidel: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Guidel, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small2 ft9 ssoft47kJwind from the north, 6 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small2 ft13 ssoft90kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair3 ft11 ssoft187kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy671kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct5, poor6 ft7 smushy283kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct5, poor5 ft13 smushy737kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct4, poor5 ft8 smushy276kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots14°C
Le kerou14.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Clohars-Carnoët, 3 km2 ft47 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, offshore, too small2 ft90 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft187 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, fair7 ft671 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, too big6 ft283 kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots, poor5 ft737 kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots, poor5 ft276 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots, poor
All readings for Le kerou: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Le kerou, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small2 ft9 ssoft47kJwind from the north, 6 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small2 ft13 scrumbling90kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair3 ft11 ssoft187kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft671kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct5, poor6 ft7 smushy283kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct5, poor5 ft13 smushy737kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct4, poor5 ft8 smushy276kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots14°C
Gavres7.1 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft51 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft90 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft197 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, fair6 ft680 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, too big7 ft633 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, too big4 ft516 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor5 ft298 kJwind from the south-west, 19 knots, poor
All readings for Gavres: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gavres, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small2 ft9 s51kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct16, too small2 ft13 s90kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct38, fair3 ft11 s197kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big6 ft10 s680kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft8 s633kJwind from the west, 12 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct21, poor4 ft13 s516kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct4, poor5 ft8 s298kJwind from the south-west, 19 knots14°C
Larmor - The Kotron6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Larmor-Plage, 3 km2 ft51 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft90 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft197 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small6 ft680 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, too big7 ft633 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, too big4 ft518 kJwind from the west-north-west, 28 knots, poor5 ft298 kJwind from the south-west, 19 knots, poor
All readings for Larmor - The Kotron: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Larmor - The Kotron, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct15, too small2 ft9 ssoft51kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct10, too small2 ft13 smushy90kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct27, too small3 ft11 ssoft197kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big6 ft10 ssoft680kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft8 smushy633kJwind from the west, 12 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct17, poor4 ft13 ssoft518kJwind from the west-north-west, 28 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct3, poor5 ft8 smushy298kJwind from the south-west, 19 knots14°C
pic kipu4.2 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+2 ft51 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft90 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, too small for experts3 ft197 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, too small for experts6 ft680 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, poor for experts7 ft633 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, poor for experts8 ft1267 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor for experts6 ft480 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor for experts
All readings for pic kipu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at pic kipu, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small2 ft9 s51kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct6, too small2 ft13 s90kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small3 ft11 s197kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct21, poor6 ft10 s680kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor7 ft8 s633kJwind from the west, 12 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct18, poor8 ft11 s1,267kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct15, poor6 ft8 s480kJwind from the west, 11 knots14°C
Toulhars4.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+2 ft51 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft90 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, too small for experts3 ft197 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small for experts6 ft680 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, poor for experts7 ft633 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, poor for experts8 ft1267 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor for experts6 ft480 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor for experts
All readings for Toulhars: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Toulhars, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small2 ft9 ssoft51kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct6, too small2 ft13 smushy90kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small3 ft11 ssoft197kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct21, poor6 ft10 ssoft680kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor7 ft8 smushy633kJwind from the west, 12 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct18, poor8 ft11 ssoft1,267kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct19, poor6 ft8 ssoft480kJwind from the west, 11 knots14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Lorient, 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).

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Places to eat near Lorient

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