About

Nice place to surf and not too much surfers in the water (exept on weekends and holidays).
It's a technical wave thought, and you should learn from wathing the locals first.
After your session, take a hot coffee at a bar called "Le Roulis" (600 meters back to Audierne); it is a fisherman's bar and Audierne lifeguards (real ones, not the BayWatch shit!) come here to have a drink. Just be nice, smile and ask them about their job; you will learn a lot about the ocean and about some surf spots around...i know, i worked with them.

Atmosphere:
This island receives the main currents from the Audierne bay and all the floating wrecks can come around.
Lifeguards come here to look for shipwrecks (even dead bodies) after big gales. It doesn't happen frequently but just look around, too...just to make sure.
If you don't surf, come here on big gales : the waves can raise before the jetty and collapse on the Lifeboat station (that's a 12 meters distance!).
DO NOT walk on the jetty with such weather : drown or nearly drown tourists happen several times a year.

Additional Info:
This is a secret spot for everybody : please do not come with more than three or four friends.
Smile, say hello to the locals and it will be OK.
Do NOT drop in on other surfers !!!
When the swell is solid from SW or W, take a look and watch the locals BEFORE gettig in the water.
Maybe you should not surf if it's your first time here and if you haven't seen anybody surf it.
SHALLOW WATERS and powerful wave after the take off. If it happens, DO NOT FALL HEAD FIRST, even if you wear a helmet.

Location

Access

Take the small city of Audierne, direction Sainte Evette harbor, the Lifeboat station or the office where you can board to go to Sein island.
Then park the car in front of the Lifeboat station; walk on the jetty and look right : there is a little island (on high tides only)and if there are waves, you'll see them from there.
Get there by foot and enter the water by the left side of the island, then pass the waves by the left side again.
Looks a bit complicated but if you get there, you'll understand fast.
You can also get there by boat, from Audierne or Sainte Evette harbors, but make sure you anchor the boat in a safe place...
And DO KEEP a pilot in it.

Wave Characteristics

Ideal Conditions

Crowd

Dangers

Rips / undertow

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