Check the Beach

Plage Saint-Jean

Finistère, Brittany, France

Plage Saint-Jean 5 photos

  • Mouette en Bretagne

    Mouette en Bretagne. Mith, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cb

    Cb. Charles Bombixdumurier, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cb

    Cb. Charles Bombixdumurier, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Douarnenez - panoramio (1)

    Douarnenez - panoramio (1). PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Douarnenez - panoramio (8)

    Douarnenez - panoramio (8). PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:14 pm
9 am
0.8
62 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.5
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
52 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.0
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.5
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.8
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
2.0
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
13°C55°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
6440 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
11270 km/hmph
Waves
5.5 m18 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
97%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
0.8Poor9 am6239
0.9Poor10 am6138
1.1Poor11 am5534
1.5Poor12 pm5434
1.2Poor1 pm5233
0.9Poor2 pm5132
1.1Poor3 pm5132
1.0Poor4 pm4931
1.5Poor5 pm4528
1.8Poor6 pm4226
2.0Poor7 pm3623
Sat
2.3Poor9 am1912
1.9Poor10 am2314
1.4Poor11 am2516
1.3Poor12 pm2516
1.0Poor1 pm2717
0.8Poor2 pm2918
0.8Poor3 pm3119
0.6Poor4 pm3421
0.8Poor5 pm3723
1.2Poor6 pm3924
1.7Poor7 pm3924
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -2.2 m. High at 3 pm, 1.5 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.6 m. High at 4 am, 1.6 mLow 9 am, -2.2 m7 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.5 m5 ftLow 9 pm, -2.6 m8 ftHigh 4 am, 1.6 m5 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 9 am, -2.2 m7 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.6 m8 ft
  • High 4 am, 1.6 m5 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.

  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 69%
  • Mon3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 52%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 68%
  • Wed4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms60 m180 ft away
  • Parking20 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m390 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink22 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground110 m370 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m600 ft
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miDouarnenez (town)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miAéroport de Quimper-Cornouaille (UIP)

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

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