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Plage de Trescadec

Metropolitan France, France

Plage de Trescadec 1 photo

  • La grande plage d'Audierne. Photo prise depuis le sémaphore du Raoulic.

    La grande plage d'Audierne. Photo prise depuis le sémaphore du Raoulic.. Croco206, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:15 pm
9 am
0.7
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.0
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.3
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.3
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
0.8
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
13°C56°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
6138 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
11471 km/hmph
Waves
8.2 m27 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
7:15 pm
Today
0.7Poor9 am6138
1.0Poor10 am5735
1.1Poor11 am5534
0.8Poor12 pm5132
0.8Poor1 pm5031
0.9Poor2 pm5132
1.0Poor3 pm5031
1.3Poor4 pm4729
1.3Poor5 pm4125
1.2Poor6 pm3723
0.8Poor7 pm3321
Sat
1.7Poor9 am2616
1.0Poor10 am3119
0.8Poor11 am3622
0.7Poor12 pm3119
0.7Poor1 pm3824
0.7Poor2 pm4226
0.7Poor3 pm4327
0.7Poor4 pm4428
0.8Poor5 pm5031
1.2Poor6 pm5232
1.6Poor7 pm5233
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -2.1 m. High at 3 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.3 m. High at 3 am, 1.2 mLow 9 am, -2.1 m7 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 9 pm, -2.3 m8 ftHigh 3 am, 1.2 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 9 am, -2.1 m7 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.3 m8 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.2 m4 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.

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 69%
  • Mon2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 49%
  • Tue3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Plage de Trescadec

Plage de Trescadec is a beach located in Poulgoazec, Metropolitan France, and covers an area of 86,291 square meters. The beach is 657 meters long and has 11 food options within a 1-kilometer radius.

Translated from French Wikipedia

Trescadec Beach, also known as « Grande plage d'Audierne », is a fine sand beach located in the Audierne Bay in Finistère, France. The white and red Trescadec lighthouse has dominated this beach since 1887.

Machine translation into English of the lead of “Plage de Trescadec” on French Wikipedia (authors, revision used). The translation is machine-made and may contain errors; the text may have been shortened. This translation is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, like the original. Retrieved Oct 23, 2026. Read the original in French · Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms300 m980 ft away
  • Drinking water350 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking18 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables260 m840 ft away
  • Playground240 m790 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miPoulgoazec (village)
Nearest airport
28 km17 miAéroport de Quimper-Cornouaille (UIP)

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

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