Pombos na Praia do Francês — Praia Do Francês. Photo: André Lage Freitas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Praia do Francês

Praia do Francês is a town in Alagoas, Brazil. From Praia do Francês you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Praia Do Francês, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 55 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MCZ, 29 km away.

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Staying in Praia do Francês

55 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MCZ, 29 km, AJU, 190 km, REC, 209 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Praia do Francês.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Praia Do Francês1.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft25 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia Do Francês, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	3 ft4 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	3 ft5 smushy	48kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	3 ft5 smushy	51kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Praia do Francês, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Praia do Francês

Galeteria Brasão FrancêsBrazilian · 0.1 km from the centre
Terapia BeachSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Sabor de MinasBrazilian · 0.4 km from the centre
Big Burguer Pizzaria e RestauranteBurger · 0.7 km from the centre
O Piano Eco PizzaPizza · 0.8 km from the centre
Boi Na BrasaBarbecue · 1.0 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Praia do Francês, Brazil