Plouhinec – Pors Poulhan

Plouhinec · Finistère Sud · France

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Pors Poulhan is a small, little-known sand-and-rock beach beside the Pors Poulhan harbour, on the border of Plouhinec and Plozévet in the Baie d'Audierne. Hollow lefts and rights break over sand and rock; locals rate the right at around 2 m, while the left is harder to make. It breaks only now and then, best on the lower half of the rising tide, and a rip sets up once the swell passes about 2.5 m, so with the rocks and the harbour wall it is for experienced surfers.

Level
Advanced
Break
Beach break, sand and rock
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Quiet
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
A shortboard or fish.

When it works

✓ A 1–2 m WSW swell with a northerly wind, from low to mid tide on the rising tide.

When it doesn't

✕ High tide, onshore winds, or a swell above about 2.5 m, when the rip by the harbour gets dangerous.

Watch out for

  • rips
  • rocks

Best months

January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November, December

Local tips

Paddle out through the harbour or jump off the jetty, and plan the way back in: a rip runs in front of the harbour and makes it hard to get back once the swell passes about 2.5 m. Rocks surround the take-off, so stay alert on every wave. The line-up is usually empty; keep it low-key.

Getting there

Drive to the Pors Poulhan harbour and walk a couple of minutes to the water.

Travel notes

How often it works
Unreliable. The corner by the harbour needs a clean west-south-west swell of about 1.2–2 m and the right tide. Above about 2.5 m, a strong current by the harbour makes it too dangerous, so it rarely works.
Crowd and vibe
Almost always empty. The few people who surf it are locals who would like it to stay unknown, so keep a low profile and don't advertise it.
Camping and vans
Camping La Corniche in Plozévet is about 2.5 km east of the harbour. Plozévet allows free overnight parking, with no services, at the Gored beach car park (about 1 km east) and the Menhir car park. Nearest campsite about 2.5 km away.
Facilities
Just a small fishing harbour with parking, a granite statue of a Bigoudène woman and the GR34 coast path. The nearest listed toilets are at Gored beach, about 1 km east, which has no lifeguard.
Water quality
There is no official bathing site at the harbour. The nearest, Gored beach about 1 km east, was rated only Good for 2025 after a poor sample in September 2025, and three 2026 samples were just average.

Ideal conditions

Swell
SW–W best, SSW–WNW works
Size
1.2–2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.8 m, holds to 2.5 m
Period
8 s minimum, best from 12 s
Wind
Offshore NNW–NE; handles onshore up to 12 km/h
Tide
low, mid best, avoid high, on the rising tide
Faces
SSW (207°)

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