Barbâtre, France

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La plage à Barbâtre (île de Noirmoutier) - panoramio
Île de Noirmoutier - Barbâtre. Photo: Gilles Guillamot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Barbâtre

Barbâtre is a town in Vendée, France. From Barbâtre you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Île de Noirmoutier - Barbâtre, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 49 km away.

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Staying in Barbâtre

  • 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 49 km, LRH, 114 km, RNS, 129 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Barbâtre: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Île de Noirmoutier - Barbâtre0.8 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft71 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft294 kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, good5 ft489 kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, poor8 ft784 kJwind from the south-west, 16 knots, too big10 ft3016 kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, too big9 ft1095 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, too big7 ft798 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, too big
All readings for Île de Noirmoutier - Barbâtre: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Île de Noirmoutier - Barbâtre, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct17, too small1 ft14 ssoft71kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct48, good3 ft12 ssoft294kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct4, poor5 ft10 smushy489kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy784kJwind from the south-west, 16 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft13 smushy3,016kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,095kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy798kJwind from the west, 20 knots17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Barbâtre, 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 Barbâtre

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