trigs, France

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Penmarch, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 71 km.

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About trigs

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

The spot faces SW (243°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (63°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 114). 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 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 July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Penmarch, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 71 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 2 wind sports 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 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 trigs.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Penmarch, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 71 km.
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Forecast

trigs 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 trigs, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	154kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft13 ssoft	306kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	610kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 smushy	1,296kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	12 ft9 smushy	1,858kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	6 ft11 smushy	694kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,379kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	1,031kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	16°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	12 ft9 smushy	1,969kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	17°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 smushy	1,763kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	16°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

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 trigs
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).
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 14 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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