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Plage du Douvez

Finistère, Brittany, France

Plage du Douvez 2 photos

  • Vue sur le pont Albert Louppe depuis la plage de Penn an Traoñ à Guipavas Le Douvez

    Vue sur le pont Albert Louppe depuis la plage de Penn an Traoñ à Guipavas Le Douvez. Gaëlle Fily, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Plage de Penn an Traoñ à Guipavas Le Douvez ( à l'arrière-plan, les ponts de l'Iroise et Albert Louppe)

    Plage de Penn an Traoñ à Guipavas Le Douvez ( à l'arrière-plan, les ponts de l'Iroise et Albert Louppe). Gaëlle Fily, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:13 pm
9 am
1.2
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.3
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.5
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.6
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.5
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.2
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
14°C56°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
5434 km/hmph W
Gusts
9760 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
7:13 pm
Today
1.2Poor9 am4729
1.3Poor10 am4327
1.5Poor11 am3824
1.6Poor12 pm3924
1.5Poor1 pm3321
1.5Poor2 pm3421
2.2Poor3 pm3522
2.1Poor4 pm3622
2.6Poor5 pm3321
3.2Poor6 pm2918
3.8Poor7 pm2415
Sat
3.1Poor9 am2214
2.6Poor10 am2213
1.7Poor11 am2817
1.5Poor12 pm3018
1.3Poor1 pm3421
1.2Poor2 pm3522
0.9Poor3 pm3622
0.9Poor4 pm3623
1.2Poor5 pm4025
1.6Poor6 pm4226
2.2Poor7 pm4226
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -2.2 m. High at 3 pm, 1.6 m. Low at 10 pm, -2.7 m. High at 4 am, 1.7 mLow 10 am, -2.2 m7 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.6 m5 ftLow 10 pm, -2.7 m9 ftHigh 4 am, 1.7 m6 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 10 am, -2.2 m7 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -2.7 m9 ft
  • High 4 am, 1.7 m6 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 56%
  • Mon3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 52%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 64%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu5.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m220 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables20 m80 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m670 ftPen an Traon
Nearest town
3.3 km2 miLa Forest-Landerneau (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miAéroport de Brest-Bretagne (BES)

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

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