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 beginners: 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 beginner 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

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Oye plage (escardines), each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	3 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	2 ft7 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft7 s	1kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	13, poor	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	11, poor	3 ft6 smushy	52kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	15°C

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

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

1 ft23 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Cap Blanc Nez, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 smushy	77kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft16 smushy	23kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 36 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	5, poor	3 ft7 smushy	60kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	12, poor	2 ft8 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	15°C

Sangatte7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Sangatte

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Sangatte, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	2 ft7 smushy	44kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft16 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 36 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	10, poor	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	7, poor	3 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	15°C

Wissant14.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Wissant

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

<1 ft10 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Wissant, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	2 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	7, poor	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft16 s	10kJ	wind from the west, 43 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	4, poor	2 ft7 smushy	53kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	12, poor	2 ft8 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots	15°C

Tardinghen18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Tardinghen

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

<1 ft10 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Tardinghen, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	7, poor	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft16 s	10kJ	wind from the west, 43 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	3, poor	2 ft7 smushy	53kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots	15°C

Calais0.2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

6 ft243 kJ

1 ft48 kJ

3 ft98 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Calais, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	6 ft6 smushy	243kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft15 smushy	48kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 32 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	3 ft7 smushy	98kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft7 smushy	83kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	14°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