Golfe de Pero 2 — Cargese. Photo: Rotavdrag, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cargèse

Cargèse is a town in Corse-du-Sud, France. From Cargèse you can reach 3 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Cargese, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is AJA, 29 km away.

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Staying in Cargèse

25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: AJA, 29 km, CLY, 47 km, FSC, 82 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 Cargèse.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Cargèse each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Cargèse 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.

Spot

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Arone7.6 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

7 ft463 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

3 ft102 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Arone, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 shollow	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 shollow	32kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft6 shollow	56kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft7 smushy	463kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 shollow	12kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 smushy	18kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	24, poor	3 ft7 smushy	102kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	19°C

Cargese1 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

7 ft428 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

4 ft121 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cargese, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 shollow	13kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft6 shollow	29kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 shollow	28kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft7 smushy	428kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 shollow	12kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	121kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	20°C

Sagone8.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Sagone

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

8 ft453 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

6 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sagone, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft6 shollow	18kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft7 smushy	453kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 shollow	45kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	9, poor	6 ft6 smushy	213kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cargèse, 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).

Dive near Cargèse

Canadair Wreck 8.5 km · stays here

Places to eat near Cargèse

Épicerie LecaFrench · 0.3 km from the centre
U RasaghiuFrench · 0.3 km from the centre
AM PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Le 20130French · 0.3 km from the centre
MaremmieseItalian · 0.3 km from the centre
Restaurant Le Saint JeanFrench · 0.3 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

Cargèse, France