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Spot de St Jean du Doigt

St Jean du Doigt

St Jean du Doigt

France

48.70 | -3.78

Overview

Second spot in the Plougasnou area, 1km away from the town center, the beach of Saint-Jean-du-Doigt opens onto the Sainte-Barbe bay and is oriented toward the NNW. The bay opens widely to the east on a rocky coastline. On the other side, the coastline goes up in the NNW direction to the Roc'h Louët point and then to Primel beach. It is entirely possible to connect the two beaches even if the latter is not immediately visible.
The Saint-Jean-du-Doigt beach, approximately 600 meters long, is a pebble beach at high tide. At low tide, the foreshore reveals a wide expanse of wet sand. Beautiful rather wild setting (not very urbanized area) with the Chaises de Primel rocks offshore. 
Quite renowned windsurfing spot when depressions (swell from N to NE) enter the large bay of Lannion (English Channel).

Some impressions of this northern Finistère beach at the end of this summer 2024 report: https://www.onekite.com/topic/15771/bretagne-44-29
 
 

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Technical details of St Jean du Doigt spot

Required level

Intermediate

Spot opening date

Open all year round

No lifeguard supervision during summer, no restrictions throughout the year.

Spot currently open :-)

Parking

Parking possible all along the road bordering the seawall (low wall + large rock barrier) as well as in the parking lots on both sides of the beach.
No size restrictions.

Hazards

Reduced area on the beach at high tide (large pebbles). In this configuration, in strong weather, waves break close to the shore.
Submerged rocks at high tide, to the right of the beach.
Some swimmers in summer, often swimming close to the shore. Strong current along the beach.
 

Wind specificities

The prevailing summer winds (WNW to N) allow for trouble-free navigation in the bay, often light (8 to 15 knots) but strengthening offshore.
The wind in side configuration (too west or east) is disturbed by the surrounding terrain.

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