Pontaillac (Royan)

Beach break

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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From level beginner · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from beginner level: knee-high waves (0.3–0.4 m), fairly forgiving, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
2.9/10
Very poor
Size
0.30.4 m
knee-high
Wind
9 km/h
SW · Onshore
Swell
0.4 m
8 s · WNW
Best window · 6h3.4/10 · 0.30.4 m · 8 km/h
Today's take

Tiny wave, decent swell from the WNW. Onshore wind that chops up the waves. Very poor conditions: best skipped.

Today's forecast

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.20.4811☁️23°
03h0.20.487☁️22°
06hBest0.30.488☁️21°
09h0.30.488🌤️23°
12h0.30.4812☀️25°
15h0.30.4817☀️25°
18h0.20.4815☀️24°
21h0.20.4811☁️21°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+2) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 07:42+1.6 mBM 13:23-2.6 mPM 19:55+1.7 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sun, Aug 16, 07:40 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.