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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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 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Ile de Ré - La Couarde0.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft38 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

8 ft790 kJ

13 ft4083 kJ

9 ft1239 kJ

7 ft916 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ile de Ré - La Couarde, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	38kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	3 ft12 ssoft	307kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	75kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	790kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 19 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft11 smushy	4,083kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,239kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	916kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	17°C

Ile de Ré - Le gouyot3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré, 2 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft38 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

8 ft790 kJ

13 ft4083 kJ

9 ft1239 kJ

7 ft916 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ile de Ré - Le gouyot, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	38kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	3 ft12 ssoft	307kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft9 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	790kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft11 smushy	4,083kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,239kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	916kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	18°C

Ile de ré- rivedoux13.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Rivedoux-Plage, 2 kmNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft17 kJ

2 ft87 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

4 ft211 kJ

7 ft1178 kJ

5 ft309 kJ

4 ft219 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ile de ré- rivedoux, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft15 s	17kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft12 s	87kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	5 ft9 s	340kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	4 ft9 s	211kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	7 ft11 s	1,178kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	5 ft9 s	309kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	4 ft9 s	219kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	17°C

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

La Couarde-sur-Mer, France