Surf spot

Saint Tugen

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Country: France, Brittany South
Coordinates: 48.0133, -4.5957

Metric
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Wave height (m)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.9	1	1	0.9	0.9	1	0.8	0.9	1	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.9	1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.4
Wave direction	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wave period (s)	5.8	6	6	6.2	6.8	8	8.3	8.2	8.2	8	7.8	7.5	8	8.3	7.7	7.3	7.4	7	7	7	6.3	6.3	6.6	6.5	6.3	6.5	6.3	6.7	7.6	7.7	5.5	6.5	6.8	7	7	7.1	7.3	7.7	7.8	7.6	7.3	7.3	7.2	7	6.8	7	7	7.4	7.7	7.9	8.2	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.4	8.4
Wave energy (kJ)	35	38	35	41	49	102	117	114	122	118	108	82	132	97	95	100	89	62	72	51	35	31	36	30	27	23	25	30	39	39	30	64	84	109	132	160	177	186	185	166	150	134	116	117	124	153	189	221	256	312	357	393	394	375	339	293
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7.1	5.4	4	12.7	13.1	10.5	9.2	5.5	8.1	6.3	9.8	14.8	13.6	12	11.3	9.3	6.7	10.8	15	21	19.8	14.3	14	18.7	19.3	16.4	28.4	33.7	29.6	29.6	21.7	25.9	24.5	19	23.7	25.4	26.1	22.7	13.3	15.5	9.9	9.5	11.3	15.5	15.5	14.5	10.2	7.7	4.9	0.7	3.3	13.6	12.4	12.4	12.4
Wind direction	NNEOffshore	NNEOffshore	NECross-off	WNWGlassy	WCross	WCross	WNWCross-off	NWCross-off	NNWOffshore	WNWCross-off	WNWCross-off	WCross	WCross	WNWCross-off	NWCross-off	NNWOffshore	NNEOffshore	NECross-off	ESECross-on	SECross-on	SSEOnshore	SSEOnshore	SSEOnshore	SECross-on	SECross-on	SSEOnshore	WSWCross-on	WNWCross-off	NWCross-off	NWCross-off	NWCross-off	WNWCross-off	WNWCross-off	NWCross-off	NNWOffshore	NNWOffshore	NWCross-off	NWCross-off	NNWOffshore	NNWOffshore	NNWOffshore	NNWOffshore	NWCross-off	WNWCross-off	WNWCross-off	WNWCross-off	NWCross-off	NWCross-off	NWCross-off	NWGlassy	WGlassy	WSWGlassy	WSWCross-on	WCross-off	NWCross-off	NOffshore

Saint Tugen is a surf spot on the south coast of Brittany, France, in the Finistère area. It’s a scenic Atlantic beach break known for its rugged setting, open exposure, and consistent swell from the North Atlantic.

Spot description

Type: Mostly a beach break
Wave shape: Can offer fast, punchy peaks with hollow sections when conditions line up
Swell exposure: Picks up a lot of west and northwest swell
Wind: Best with easterly/offshore winds; onshore westerlies can quickly make it messy
Sandbars: Conditions depend a lot on shifting sandbanks, so the wave quality can change from day to day

Best conditions

Swell: Medium to solid groundswell
Tide: Often better on mid tide, though this can vary with the sandbars
Wind: Light offshore or calm
Season: Autumn and winter tend to be the most reliable for wave quality; summer can still work on smaller swells

What to expect

A fairly powerful Atlantic wave when it’s big
Can be suitable for intermediate to advanced surfers on larger days
On smaller, cleaner days, it can be fun for less experienced surfers too
Because it’s exposed, it can get crowded when conditions are good, especially in peak season

Setting

Saint Tugen sits in a beautiful, wild Breton landscape, with cliffs, dunes, and a raw ocean feel that’s typical of the region. It’s the kind of spot where the scenery is as memorable as the surf.