Locmaria-Plouzané – Déolen

Locmaria-Plouzané · Bretagne Nord · France

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Déolen is a small south-facing cove of sand and rock between Trégana and the Petit Minou, on the north shore of the entrance to the Brest roads. When the sand bar is in place it throws short, quick A-frame peaks, lefts and rights, at low tide. It only works a few times a year and depends on the sand: after some winters the bar is gone and it hardly breaks. Locals have long kept it quiet, and on its day it is rated a regional classic.

Level
Intermediate
Break
Beach break, sand and rock
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Some company
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
A shortboard or bodyboard for the short, quick peaks.

When it works

✓ A solid SW to W swell with a light N to NE wind, at low tide.

When it doesn't

✕ High tide, small swells, southerly onshore winds, and winters when the sand bar has washed away.

Watch out for

  • rocks
  • currents

Best months

January, February, March, October, November, December

Local tips

Go at low tide and check it from the coast path first: if there is no sand bar there are no real waves. Rocks line both sides of the cove, so pick your way in and out carefully. If it is not working, Dalbosc and the Petit Minou are a few minutes east.

Getting there

Déolen lies off the coast road between Locmaria-Plouzané and the Minou. Park by the road above the cove and walk down the path to the beach.

Travel notes

How often it works
Fickle. The cove faces south into the entrance of the Brest roads, so it needs a solid south-west to west swell, about 1.5 m or more. The wave also depends on a sand bar that comes and goes. Expect only a few good days a year, mostly in winter.
Crowd and vibe
Usually empty in the week and only a few surfers at weekends. It is a local secret spot, so keep a low profile, come in small numbers and let the regulars go first.
Camping and vans
The nearest campsite is the municipal Camping de Portez in Locmaria-Plouzané, open April to mid-October with motorhome services, about 2.5 km west along the coast. Nearest campsite about 2.5 km away.
Facilities
None at the cove. Toilets, lifeguards in summer and the Minou Surf School are at Trégana and the Petit Minou nearby.
Water quality
Déolen is not an official bathing site, so it has no rating. The rated beaches either side, Trégana and the Minou, are excellent or good.

Ideal conditions

Swell
SSW–WSW best, S–W works
Size
2–3 m offshore swell; starts at 1.5 m, holds to 3.5 m
Period
10 s minimum, best from 13 s
Wind
Offshore NNW–NE; handles onshore up to 10 km/h
Tide
low best, avoid high
Faces
S (185°)

Live cam

No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.

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