Plage de la Torche

Brittany · 🇫🇷 France

Brittany's surf capital — a dune-backed bay off a rocky headland that catches the full swell of the Atlantic.

Sea temperature

~16°C in the warm season

Water

Cool, clear Atlantic blue

Sand

Pale golden sand

Swimming

Powerful swell and currents — a surf and windsurf beach

Surf

Brittany's premier beach-break, off the Pointe de la Torche

Best time to visit

Year-round

Setting

A wild dune-backed bay at a rocky point in south-west Brittany

Beach type

Surf coast

Region

Europe

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