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La Garde Guérin, France

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La Garde Guérin. Photo: NORPEL1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Garde Guérin

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

The spot faces N (353°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (173°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 78). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Saint-Malo, 7.9 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → JER · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to La Garde Guérin.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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In Saint-Malo, the nearest town, 8 km away

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct31 ft4 smushy4kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct81 ft6 smushy4kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct111 ft7 smushy16kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct72 ft10 ssoft67kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct473 ft7 smushy90kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct51 ft12 scrumbling25kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct342 ft7 smushy46kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct51 ft11 scrumbling13kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct323 ft7 smushy59kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct332 ft9 ssoft81kJ17°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to JER, changing at DUB, then 1h 25 by road. About 17h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf La Garde Guérin

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to JER, changing at DUB, then 1h 25 by road. About 17h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Saint-Malo each day: La Garde Guérin, Le sillon, Longchamps.

The trip from Saint-Malo, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,075 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 JER, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£395–£820
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£1,115–£2,075

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

Places to eat near Saint-Malo

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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