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Great French Beach

Coastal areas · Canada

IntermediateBeach break49.671, -54.725

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Great French Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the Labrador Sea coastline near Coastal areas — it picks up W–NE swell and turns cleanest in a SE–S wind, with the most consistent surf through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~12.3°C (54.1°F) on average

Jan

0.3°C

32.5°F · -1.3–2.5°C

Feb

-0.3°C

31.5°F · -1.6–0.8°C

Mar

-0.5°C

31.1°F · -1.7–1°C

Apr

-0.2°C

31.6°F · -1.8–1.1°C

May

1.9°C

35.4°F · -1.6–4.9°C

Jun

6.2°C

43.2°F · 2.4–11.3°C

Jul

11.1°C

52°F · 6.3–16.9°C

Aug

14.4°C

57.9°F · 10.9–17.6°C

Sep

12.3°C

54.1°F · 9.7–17.4°C

Oct

8.1°C

46.6°F · 4–12.7°C

Nov

4.4°C

39.9°F · 2.2–7.8°C

Dec

1.8°C

35.2°F · 0.4–4°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

W–NE

Best wind

SE–S

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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