Check the Beach

plage de l'île Saint-Nicolas

Finistère, Brittany, France

plage de l'île Saint-Nicolas 2 photos

  • beach Île Saint-Nicolas

    beach Île Saint-Nicolas. Orcaan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Réserve naturelle nationale de Saint-Nicolas des Glénan

    Réserve naturelle nationale de Saint-Nicolas des Glénan. Ibex73, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:13 pm
9 am
0.7
81 km/h50 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.6
77 km/h48 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.4
67 km/h42 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.2
68 km/h42 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.0
67 km/h41 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.4
66 km/h41 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.8
67 km/h42 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.0
64 km/h40 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.2
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.1
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
2.0
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near plage de l'île Saint-Nicolas.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
9056 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
12175 km/hmph
Waves
9.1 m30 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
7:13 pm
Today
0.7Poor9 am8150
1.6Poor10 am7748
1.4Poor11 am6742
2.2Poor12 pm6842
2.0Poor1 pm6741
1.4Poor2 pm6641
1.8Poor3 pm6742
2.0Poor4 pm6440
2.2Poor5 pm5635
2.1Poor6 pm5333
2.0Poor7 pm4025
Sat
1.1Poor9 am3522
1.2Poor10 am3018
0.8Poor11 am4327
0.3Poor12 pm3220
0.6Poor1 pm3622
0.5Poor2 pm4327
0.5Poor3 pm4327
0.3Poor4 pm4528
0.4Poor5 pm5534
1.0Poor6 pm5736
1.5Poor7 pm5836
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -1.9 m. High at 3 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.2 m. High at 3 am, 1.0 mLow 9 am, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.1 m3 ftLow 9 pm, -2.2 m7 ftHigh 3 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.1 m3 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.2 m7 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 72%
  • Mon2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms260 m860 ft away
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi
  • Boat ramp320 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest airport
30 km19 miAéroport de Quimper-Cornouaille (UIP)

Nearby places

  • Les viviersSeafood
    310 m0.2 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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