Things You'll Need:
- Surfboard
- Wetsuit
- Car
- Map
- French Phrasebook
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Step 1
Start your trip at Baie des Tréspassés. This beachbreak offers long righthanded waves and steep walls to carve. Reaching 3 meters or more when the conditions are right, Baie des Tréspassés is rarely crowded, probably due to the combination of its name, which translates as "Bay of Death," as well as the cold water. Break out your hood, put some petroleum jelly on your face to protect it from the wind and find yourself some great waves.
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Step 2
Move down to Saint Tugen. Just as beautiful as Baie des Tréspassés, but with a less ominous name and more consistent waves, this beachbreak produces hollow standup barrels during low tide. A few other breaks are hidden in the surrounding beaches, but with a wave like Saint Tugen, there isn’t much reason to go anywhere else.
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Step 3
Get lucky at Gwendrez. A few years ago, a surf magazine ran pictures of heavy 3 meter barrels at Gwendrez, and it became the new hot destination. The surfers who came here quickly realized that it doesn’t break like that very often, but if you check at low tide with an offshore wind, you might find some incredible waves. There are a number of other similar waves in the area as well.
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Step 4
Count on La Torche. This famous spot is always working, producing incredible waves of consistent size. The righthanded wave is a little shorter and more hollow than the left, and the current usually flows back into the take off zone. Towards the southern end of the bay are mellow waves, if La Torche is getting too big, and a few sporadic spots break to the north, but don’t waste too much time searching; La Torche is the place to be.
