Karek hir, France

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Penmarch, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 75 km.

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About Karek hir

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

The spot faces S (182°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (2°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 119). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 11°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and August, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Penmarch, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 75 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

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 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).
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Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Karek hir.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Penmarch, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 75 km.
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Forecast

Karek hir does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Karek hir, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft12 smushy	161kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	558kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 ssoft	1,682kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,629kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	14 ft12 ssoft	4,601kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	12 ft9 ssoft	1,925kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 ssoft	1,567kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	16°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,144kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	16°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	902kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	16°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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 today, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 1h 35 by road. About 17h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Karek hir
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 1h 35 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £855–£1,640 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to BES, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£390–£810
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£105–£175
Food	7 days eating out	£240–£445
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£85–£145
Total		£855–£1,640

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

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