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Today at Plage des Dames: Okay for surfing — 64/100 for beginner level. Wind 3 kn SE · Waves 0.4 m, 10 s · Tide -1.3 to 0.4 m. Best window around 19:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage des Dames: 0.3m waves with light offshore wind. E-Foiling looks Excellent in the afternoon, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 60°F.
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Plage des Dames faces N. Which swells reach it — and therefore whether there is anything worth riding — depends on that aspect more than on the open-ocean forecast height.
Today's wind is cross-offshore at 3 kn. Leaning offshore, so the face should still stand up clean for surfing — not the glassy hold of a straight offshore, but the right side of neutral.
Over the published window Plage des Dames clears 60/100 for surfing at Beginner, Intermediate levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Plage des Dames ranks 25th for surfing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A compact, sheltered sand-and-pebble cove in a town centre, facing west-northwest and calm rather than surf-exposed — kitesurfing and sailing occur in the wider bay but not here. Best visited low-to-mid tide, when the beach is at its widest; at high tide only a narrow strip remains. Unsupervised, with maritime rescue via a local SNSM station. Dogs are banned June–September, and camping, campfires and smoking are prohibited throughout.
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Wind at Plage des Dames today: 3 kn SE (gusting 14 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Plage des Dames today: 0.4 m, 10 s period from N, mushy character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for surfing at Plage des Dames today is around 19:00 UTC, when conditions score 42/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Plage des Dames scores 71/100 today for paddleboarding — Good. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Plage des Dames is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Plage des Dames is a coastal location near Douarnenez in France. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Plage des Dames, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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