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 experts: 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 expert 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Calais: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Cap Blanc Nez11 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Escalles, 1 km2 ft19 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, too small2 ft19 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft18 kJwind from the south, 15 knots, offshore, too small7 ft330 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, poor1 ft23 kJwind from the west-south-west, 36 knots, too small4 ft128 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, too small3 ft88 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Cap Blanc Nez: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cap Blanc Nez, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy19kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore13°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small2 ft5 smushy19kJwind from the east, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small2 ft5 smushy18kJwind from the south, 15 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct17, poor7 ft6 smushy330kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft16 smushy23kJwind from the west-south-west, 36 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small4 ft7 smushy128kJwind from the west, 20 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct3, too small3 ft7 smushy88kJwind from the west, 15 knots15°C
Calais0.2 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft15 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, too small2 ft14 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the south, 14 knots, too small6 ft243 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, too small1 ft48 kJwind from the west-south-west, 32 knots, too small3 ft98 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, too small3 ft83 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Calais: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Calais, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore13°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small2 ft4 smushy14kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the south, 14 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct16, too small6 ft6 smushy243kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft15 smushy48kJwind from the west-south-west, 32 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small3 ft7 smushy98kJwind from the west, 17 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct6, too small3 ft7 smushy83kJwind from the west, 12 knots14°C
Wissant14.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Wissant2 ft19 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the south, 19 knots, offshore, too small7 ft356 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, poor<1 ft10 kJwind from the west, 43 knots, too small4 ft126 kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, too small3 ft64 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, too small
All readings for Wissant: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Wissant, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy19kJwind from the east, 7 knots, offshore13°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small2 ft4 smushy20kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small2 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the south, 19 knots, offshore14°C
Thu 22Oct13, poor7 ft6 smushy356kJwind from the west, 13 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too smallunder 1 ft16 s10kJwind from the west, 43 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small4 ft7 smushy126kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct2, too small3 ft7 smushy64kJwind from the west, 20 knots15°C
Oye plage (escardines)13.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Oye-Plage, 2 km2 ft29 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft27 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft9 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore, too small5 ft159 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too small<1 ft1 kJwind from the south-south-west, 21 knots, offshore, too small2 ft48 kJwind from the west, 19 knots, too small3 ft73 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Oye plage (escardines): score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Oye plage (escardines), each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct11, too small2 ft5 smushy29kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small3 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small2 ft4 smushy9kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small5 ft6 smushy159kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft7 s1kJwind from the south-south-west, 21 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct1, too small2 ft7 smushy48kJwind from the west, 19 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct3, too small3 ft6 smushy73kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots15°C
Sangatte7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Sangatte2 ft25 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small2 ft21 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft12 kJwind from the south, 15 knots, offshore, too small6 ft247 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, too small1 ft21 kJwind from the west-south-west, 36 knots, too small3 ft90 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, too small3 ft87 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Sangatte: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sangatte, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the east, 5 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small2 ft5 smushy12kJwind from the south, 15 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small6 ft6 smushy247kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft16 smushy21kJwind from the west-south-west, 36 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small3 ft7 smushy90kJwind from the west, 20 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct3, too small3 ft6 smushy87kJwind from the west, 15 knots15°C
Tardinghen18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Tardinghen2 ft19 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too small2 ft18 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, offshore, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the south, 19 knots, offshore, too small7 ft356 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, poor<1 ft10 kJwind from the west, 43 knots, too small4 ft126 kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, too small3 ft64 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, too small
All readings for Tardinghen: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tardinghen, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy19kJwind from the east, 7 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small2 ft5 smushy18kJwind from the south, 10 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small2 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the south, 19 knots, offshore14°C
Thu 22Oct13, poor7 ft6 smushy356kJwind from the west, 13 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too smallunder 1 ft16 s10kJwind from the west, 43 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small4 ft7 smushy126kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct2, too small3 ft7 smushy64kJwind from the west, 20 knots15°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

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