France · Finistère
Pointe Saint-Gilles
Finistère, France
On the beach
Right now
Live conditions from Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly.
7-day outlook
7-day marine forecast from Open-Meteo.
Water temperature
Next 7 days, °C
Wave height
Next 7 days, metres
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| Day | Water temp (°C) | Wave height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 | 20.2 | 0.5 |
| Thu 3 | 20.5 | 0.5 |
| Fri 4 | 20.4 | 0.5 |
| Sat 5 | 21.0 | 0.4 |
| Sun 6 | 20.9 | 0.5 |
| Mon 7 | 20.9 | 0.6 |
| Tue 8 | 20.7 | 1.0 |
Typical water temperature by month
Modeled estimatePlausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.
Monthly water temperature
Typical range across the year, °C
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| Month | Typical water temp (°C) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 15 |
| Feb | 14 |
| Mar | 15 |
| Apr | 17 |
| May | 19 |
| Jun | 22 |
| Jul | 23 |
| Aug | 24 |
| Sep | 24 |
| Oct | 22 |
| Nov | 20 |
| Dec | 17 |
Location & nearby beaches
Nearby beaches
- Letty638 mFinistère
- Trez1.2 kmFinistère
- Petite Plage1.7 kmFinistère
- Pen Morvan2.1 kmFinistère
Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.
How do you get to Pointe Saint-Gilles?
- Easy by car — there's parking close to the beach.
- Bus stop: Rue du Poulquer, about ~630 m away.
Food, stays & town
- Nearest village: Bénodet, about ~1.8 km away.
- 1 place to stay mapped nearby Closest is L'Escale Saint-Gilles, about ~340 m away.
What kind of beach is this?
This beach belongs to a small coastal village. It's usually calmer than a resort or town beach, though a popular village spot can still fill up on the best summer days.
Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).
- Families
Is the water clean at Pointe Saint-Gilles?
Pointe Saint-Gilles sits on a stretch of coast classed as a coastal bathing site, carrying an official EU Bathing Water rating of Excellent for the 2025 season. Under the EU Bathing Water Directive, national authorities test for intestinal enterococci and E. coli through the season and report the results the following spring — the 2025 rating was published in spring 2026, and 2026's won't follow until spring 2027. In addition to that yearly rating, some national authorities — for Croatia, the national environmental authority — publish individual water sample results during the season itself, ahead of the annual report. It sits in Finistère. There's parking about ~80 m from the beach.
That rating has been consistent: every one of the 11 classified seasons on record has come back Excellent or Good. The most reliable swimming window here typically runs from July–September, with the water usually at its warmest around August. Outside that window it's cooler and often quieter. It's been a consistently reliable spot too — the rating has held at Excellent for 11 straight years. The nearest town, Bénodet, is about ~1.8 km away.
That “Excellent” label comes from a full season of official water sampling, not a single test — it's one step on a four-point scale (Excellent, Good, Sufficient, Poor) reassessed once a year. Today's actual conditions can differ from the seasonal average, so for a live snapshot see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above.