La Couarde-sur-Mer, France
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About La Couarde-sur-Mer
La Couarde-sur-Mer is a town in Charente-Maritime, France. From La Couarde-sur-Mer you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 windsurf spot, 1 sailing spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Ile de Ré - La Couarde, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LRH, 18 km away.
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Staying in La Couarde-sur-Mer
- 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: LRH, 18 km, Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 108 km, PIS, 140 km
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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 La Couarde-sur-Mer.
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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. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for La Couarde-sur-Mer 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 | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ile de Ré - La Couarde0.6 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft114 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft100 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small | 4 ft322 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, too small | 7 ft833 kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots, poor | 7 ft829 kJwind from the south-west, 26 knots, poor | 8 ft2080 kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, poor | 8 ft885 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, poor |
All readings for Ile de Ré - La Couarde: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Ile de Ré - Le gouyot3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré, 2 km | 3 ft114 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft100 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small | 4 ft322 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small | 7 ft833 kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots, poor | 7 ft829 kJwind from the south-west, 27 knots, poor | 8 ft2080 kJwind from the west-north-west, 27 knots, poor | 8 ft885 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, poor |
All readings for Ile de Ré - Le gouyot: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Ile de ré- rivedoux13.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Rivedoux-Plage, 2 km | 1 ft20 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small | 1 ft35 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small | 2 ft91 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small | 5 ft330 kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots, too small | 4 ft197 kJwind from the south-west, 21 knots, too small | 6 ft864 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, too small | 4 ft206 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, too small |
All readings for Ile de ré- rivedoux: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of La Couarde-sur-Mer, 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).
Windsurf near La Couarde-sur-Mer
- JujuCams School 0.7 km · stays here
Sailing near La Couarde-sur-Mer
- JujuCams School 0.7 km · stays here
Dive near La Couarde-sur-Mer
- Épave du Saint-Yves 9.2 km · stays here
Places to eat near La Couarde-sur-Mer
- La Part des AngesFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
- O Tin Se RePizza · 0.3 km from the centre
- Restaurant La SalicorneFrench · 0.3 km from the centre
- Le BalaouFrench · 0.6 km from the centre
- Bistrot Chez LuluFrench · 0.7 km from the centre
- Les MouettesPancake house · in 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