La Torche

📍 Local Knowledge

Point de la Torche in Brittany is an exposed beach and point break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often crowded. Watch out for rocks. The best conditions reported for surf at La Torche occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East. The best time of year for surfing La Torche with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March.