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Gwendrez, France

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

Also within 20 km of Plouhinec

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About Gwendrez

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

The spot faces SW (216°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (36°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 11°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Plouhinec, 2.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 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 17 h 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. 1 h 10 from the airport to Gwendrez.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in PlouhinecAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Plouhinec · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Plouhinec · 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 18Oct143 ft9 shollow90kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct163 ft13 shollow206kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct244 ft11 shollow383kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct168 ft10 smushy1,130kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct169 ft8 smushy1,161kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct167 ft13 smushy1,484kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct188 ft9 smushy827kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct177 ft9 smushy718kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct148 ft8 smushy775kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct138 ft9 smushy1,166kJ16°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 1h 10 by road. About 17h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 1h 10 by road. About 17h door to door

The trip from Plouhinec, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,110–£2,065 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
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
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£1,110–£2,065

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

Places to eat near Plouhinec

  • Royal PizzaPizza · 0.9 km from the centre
  • Crêperie AmorettePancake house · 1.7 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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