Pornichet

📍 Local Knowledge

Pornichet in Loire Atlantique is an exposed beach break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. The best conditions reported for surf at Pornichet occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast. The best time of year for surfing Pornichet with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March.