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Pors Theolen, France

Stay in Cléden-Cap-Sizun: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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About Pors Theolen

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

The spot faces NW (327°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (147°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). 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 January, April, September and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cléden-Cap-Sizun, 2.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to Pors Theolen.

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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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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct73 ft9 shollow115kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct233 ft13 shollow321kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct345 ft10 shollow448kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct189 ft10 smushy1,443kJ13°C
Thu 22Oct3910 ft9 shollow1,361kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct1610 ft11 smushy2,213kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct347 ft9 shollow698kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct167 ft10 smushy952kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct4210 ft9 shollow1,493kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct2111 ft9 shollow1,816kJ15°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
    Surf Pors Theolen

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Pors Theolen

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 10 ft at 9 s, wind 13 kn (23 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Pors Theolen

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 14 kn (26 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

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

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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.

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