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Saint-Samson, Finistère

PLOUGASNOU · Weather unavailable

6 beaches near this one

Undetermined—not provided · Forecast 48 h / 7 j

Water——

Next tideHW · 05:02 AMin 6 h 06 · 1.6 m

Wind

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not provided

Nowrising

Tue, Sep 22, 10:57 PM

Practical information

Tide

Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.

NowRising tide-1.9 m

Next eventHigh · 05:02 AMin 6 h 06 · 1.6 m

3.5 m

Heights shown-2.0 m → 2.1 m

2.1 m0.7 m-0.6 m-2.0 mLow10:44 PM-1.9 mHigh05:02 AM1.6 mLow11:02 AM-2.0 m

Low10:44 PM · -1.9 m
High05:02 AM · 1.6 m
Low11:02 AM · -2.0 m

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The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.

Horizon (relief): N 2° · NE 4° · E 6° · SE 6° · S 3° · SW 2° · W 0° · NW 0°Relief only, excludes vegetation and buildings.Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source

Sun and shore orientation

September 22, 2026 · Estimated times · local time

Sunrise

07:59 AM

Shore orientation unavailable

Sunset

08:15 PM

Shore orientation unavailable

Estimated position for this date. Terrain, buildings and clouds may hide the sun; an unobstructed view has not been verified. Calculation method

Do you know this beach?

These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.

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Local area: 029recorded by the source · Source record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Catalogue record: Designated bathing waterrecorded by the source · Source record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Coast: Bretagne nordSource record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Water body: SeaSource record 8/25/2026 · Open source

Today’s windows

06:00 — 22:00 · select a row for details

Calculated at 10:57 PM

family beach time10:00 PM – 01:00 AM

family beach time

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10:00 PM – 01:00 AM

Before you go

health sample expired

Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v4

Sources eot20-8c5f6e92a1b21128-c7fd4db7-d2e8-594d-afbc-0dfa093d8e03

coastal walk11:00 PM – 01:00 AM

coastal walk

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11:00 PM – 01:00 AM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

Sources eot20-8c5f6e92a1b21128-c7fd4db7-d2e8-594d-afbc-0dfa093d8e03

beach run12:00 AM – 01:30 AM

beach run

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12:00 AM – 01:30 AM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

Sources eot20-8c5f6e92a1b21128-c7fd4db7-d2e8-594d-afbc-0dfa093d8e03

photography01:00 AM – 03:00 AM

photography

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Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

Sources eot20-8c5f6e92a1b21128-c7fd4db7-d2e8-594d-afbc-0dfa093d8e03

sunset02:00 AM – 03:30 AM

sunset

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02:00 AM – 03:30 AM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

Sources eot20-8c5f6e92a1b21128-c7fd4db7-d2e8-594d-afbc-0dfa093d8e03

shore gathering09:02 AM – 12:02 PM

shore gathering

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09:02 AM – 12:02 PM

physical window around low tide

Confidence 40 % · rules coast-v4

Sources eot20-8c5f6e92a1b21128-c7fd4db7-d2e8-594d-afbc-0dfa093d8e03

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Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.

Seven-day tide

Modelled tidal range · source reference

Tuesday	Wednesday	24 Thursday	25 Friday	26 Saturday	27 Sunday	28 Monday
Modelled tidal range3.50 m High tide04:07 AM1.13 m Low tide10:10 AM-1.48 m High tide04:29 PM1.57 m Low tide10:44 PM-1.93 m	Modelled tidal range4.63 m High tide05:02 AM1.64 m Low tide11:02 AM-2.01 m High tide05:15 PM2.13 m Low tide11:28 PM-2.50 m	Modelled tidal range5.27 m High tide05:39 AM2.21 m Low tide11:43 AM-2.57 m High tide05:50 PM2.70 m	Modelled tidal range6.36 m Low tide12:05 AM-3.07 m High tide06:11 AM2.78 m Low tide12:19 PM-3.11 m High tide06:22 PM3.25 m	Modelled tidal range7.29 m Low tide12:39 AM-3.56 m High tide06:41 AM3.30 m Low tide12:53 PM-3.57 m High tide06:53 PM3.72 m	Modelled tidal range8.00 m Low tide01:13 AM-3.95 m High tide07:12 AM3.74 m Low tide01:27 PM-3.92 m High tide07:26 PM4.05 m	Modelled tidal range8.36 m Low tide01:46 AM-4.17 m High tide07:44 AM4.02 m Low tide02:02 PM-4.10 m High tide08:00 PM4.19 m

The range is calculated from each day’s modelled heights. Heights retain the source reference and do not replace official times.

Tide calendarBrowse the month day by day with the modelled tidal range when available.

Tide and currents

Reflex

A baïne is a hollow in the sand filled with water that can create a current pulling out to sea: even a strong swimmer cannot fight it. Reflex: swim parallel to the shore to get out of it, never straight against it.

Source: SNSM (Sauveteurs en Mer)

Did you know

A sandbank can look stable and then be surrounded by the sea within minutes: between 1 May and 1 August 2025, CROSS Gris-Nez recorded 38 people cut off by the tide, notably around the Somme bay.

Source: Préfecture maritime de la Manche et de la mer du Nord

Did you know

In the Mont-Saint-Michel bay, the sea can rise by about 6 km/h: it is best never to venture in alone, and always to cross the bay with a guide.

Source: Normandie Tourisme

Official information

Finistère

Santé / ARSCurrent status not provided

Annual classification : Good

Latest sample : Sep 11, 2025, 12:00 AMOpen the health profile ↗

An annual classification or the absence of an event in the feed does not mean bathing is currently permitted. Local signs and published orders take priority.

The place in pictures

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No freely licensed photograph of Saint-Samson has yet passed our location, licence and credit review.

Sources and method

How to read the figures on this page, and what they do not say.

Tide heights: Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
Sea temperature and conditions: Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics: These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

EOT20 — Hart-Davis et al. (2021), DGFI-TUM, CC BY 4.0static_harmonic_model

Modelled data · tide

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Météo-France — Vigilance météorologique, Licence Ouverteaging

regulation · regulation

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé — Données de rapportage de la saison balnéaire — mise à jour de la ressource data.gouv.frFresh

Official catalogue · bathing

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé — Données de rapportage de la saison balnéaire — mise à jour de la ressource data.gouv.frFresh

Official catalogue · bathing

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé — Données de rapportage de la saison balnéaire — mise à jour de la ressource data.gouv.frexpired

Official catalogue · bathing

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé — Données de rapportage de la saison balnéaire — mise à jour de la ressource data.gouv.frFresh

Official catalogue · bathing

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

EEA/WISE Bathing Water Quality 2025 et autorités nationales — classement annuel, pas un avis sanitaire actuelaging

Official catalogue · bathing

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh

derived_dataset · derived_dataset

Method and source ↗

Préfecture de Finistère — source officielleunknown

administrative_directory · administrative_directory

Method and source ↗

Weather temporarily unavailable: recommendations are degraded.

Modelled sea level: limited coastal accuracy, and a different reference from chart datum.

Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.