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Dalbos, France

Stay in Plougonvelin: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Plougonvelin

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Mare d'eau émeraude sur la plage de Dalbosc
Dalbos. Photo: Laemito, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Dalbos

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (219°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (39°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually September and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Plougonvelin, 6.4 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

    See flights ORD → BES · Skyscanner from about £390 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Dalbos.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in PlougonvelinAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Plougonvelin · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Plougonvelin · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct142 ft9 shollow86kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct172 ft13 shollow184kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct224 ft11 shollow384kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct218 ft10 shollow1,206kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct319 ft9 shollow1,175kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct229 ft11 shollow1,802kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct178 ft8 smushy745kJ14°C
Sun 25Oct217 ft9 shollow806kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct218 ft8 smushy851kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct179 ft9 smushy1,334kJ15°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 16h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Trez-Hir

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Trez-Hir

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Trez-Hir

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 8 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 16h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Plougonvelin each day: Dalbos, Deolen, Le Petit Minou, Porsmilin, Tregana, Trez-Hir.

The trip from Plougonvelin, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,040–£1,945 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BES, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£390–£810
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£55
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£255–£425
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£85–£145
Total£1,040–£1,945

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Plougonvelin

  • Ti Mad EoPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
  • L'ArchipelFrench · 0.6 km from the centre
  • Crêperie RiboulPancake house · 1.2 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

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