Calais, France

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About Calais

Calais is a town in Pas-de-Calais, France. From Calais you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Calais, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 37 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is OST, 76 km away.

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Staying in Calais

37 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: OST, 76 km, LIL, 98 km, SEN, 106 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 Calais.

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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. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Calais 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

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Oye plage (escardines)13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Oye-Plage, 2 km

4 ft105 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

4 ft158 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oye plage (escardines), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	4 ft7 smushy	158kJ	wind from the west, 32 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	12°C

Cap Blanc Nez11 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Escalles, 1 km

4 ft69 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

5 ft276 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cap Blanc Nez, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	5 ft7 smushy	276kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 37 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	12, poor	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	11°C

Sangatte7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Sangatte

4 ft85 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sangatte, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, poor	4 ft5 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	3 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	5 ft9 smushy	340kJ	wind from the west, 33 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	11°C

Wissant14.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Wissant

3 ft58 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

4 ft107 kJ

2 ft91 kJ

3 ft78 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wissant, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, poor	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	3 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	4 ft6 smushy	107kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft10 smushy	91kJ	wind from the west, 34 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	7, poor	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	12°C

Tardinghen18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Tardinghen

3 ft58 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

4 ft107 kJ

2 ft91 kJ

3 ft78 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tardinghen, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	4 ft6 smushy	107kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	2 ft10 smushy	91kJ	wind from the west, 34 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	8, poor	3 ft7 smushy	78kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	12°C

Calais0.2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft61 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

6 ft429 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Calais, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	6 ft9 smushy	429kJ	wind from the west, 29 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	48kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	12°C

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

Buffet de la GareFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
Au CaliceFrench · 0.3 km from the centre
Aux Délices de CalaisFrench · 0.3 km from the centre
Pizza HutPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Au Coin de la Ferme - ADLCFrench · 0.4 km from the centre
Le Mirador CalaisFrench · 0.4 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