Banyuls-sur-Mer, France

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Banyuls bay. Photo: Alan Mattingly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Banyuls-sur-Mer

Banyuls-sur-Mer is a town in Pyrénées-Orientales, France. From Banyuls-sur-Mer you can reach 4 surf spots and 2 dive sites. The nearest is Banyuls bay, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PGF, 36 km away.

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Staying in Banyuls-sur-Mer

  • 26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PGF, 36 km, Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 71 km, BZR, 96 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 Banyuls-sur-Mer.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Banyuls-sur-Mer each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Banyuls-sur-Mer too.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Banyuls-sur-Mer: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Argelès-Sur-Mer11.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Argelès-sur-Mer1 ft2 kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots, too small3 ft21 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore, fair3 ft59 kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, poor1 ft7 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, too small
All readings for Argelès-Sur-Mer: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Argelès-Sur-Mer, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots14°C
Mon 19Oct47, fair3 ft4 smushy21kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore13°C
Tue 20Oct24, poor3 ft6 smushy59kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small1 ft6 smushy7kJwind from the north, 1 knot18°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small1 ft3 smushy2kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot17°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small1 ft5 smushy5kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots16°C
Collioure bay6.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Collioure1 ft3 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, too small3 ft26 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, fair3 ft65 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, poor1 ft7 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, too small2 ft5 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, offshore, too small1 ft8 kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Collioure bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Collioure bay, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct41, fair3 ft4 smushy26kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct24, poor3 ft6 smushy65kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small1 ft5 shollow7kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot18°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small2 ft3 smushy5kJwind from the south, 1 knot, offshore17°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small1 ft5 shollow8kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small1 ft3 smushy3kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots16°C
Banyuls bay0.5 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft4 kJwind from the north-west, 21 knots, too small3 ft24 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, poor3 ft67 kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, poor1 ft7 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, too small2 ft5 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the north-north-west, 16 knots, too small2 ft6 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Banyuls bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Banyuls bay, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft4 shollow4kJwind from the north-west, 21 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct30, poor3 ft4 smushy24kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct12, poor3 ft6 shollow67kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small1 ft5 shollow7kJwind from the north, 4 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct16, too small2 ft3 smushy5kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft5 shollow3kJwind from the north-north-west, 16 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small2 ft3 smushy6kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots17°C
Paulilles2.5 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft4 kJwind from the north-west, 21 knots, too small3 ft24 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, poor3 ft67 kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots, poor1 ft7 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, too small2 ft5 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the north-north-west, 16 knots, too small2 ft6 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Paulilles: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Paulilles, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the north-west, 21 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct30, poor3 ft4 smushy24kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct13, poor3 ft6 smushy67kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct13, too small1 ft5 smushy7kJwind from the north, 4 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small2 ft3 smushy5kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small1 ft5 smushy3kJwind from the north-north-west, 16 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small2 ft3 smushy6kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Banyuls-sur-Mer, 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).

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Places to eat near Banyuls-sur-Mer

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