La Rochelle, France
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About La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a town in Charente-Maritime, France. From La Rochelle you can reach 2 surf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is École de voile, a sailing spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 99 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LRH, 4 km away.
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Staying in La Rochelle
- 99 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: LRH, 4 km, Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 116 km, PIS, 122 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 Rochelle.
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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. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for La Rochelle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rochelle - Chef de baie4.8 kmabout 10 min by car | 2 ft53 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft40 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft155 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, too small | 5 ft313 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, too small | 5 ft245 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, too small | 9 ft1908 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, poor | 6 ft439 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, too small |
All readings for La Rochelle - Chef de baie: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Aytré - lopette beach3.1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Aytré, 3 km | 2 ft53 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft40 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft155 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, too small | 5 ft313 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, too small | 5 ft245 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, too small | 9 ft1908 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, poor | 6 ft439 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, too small |
All readings for Aytré - lopette beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of La Rochelle, 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).
Sailing near La Rochelle
- École de voile 0.7 km · stays here
Places to eat near La Rochelle
- Café de la PosteFrench · in the centre
- Les delices d amalMoroccan · in the centre
- Charlie FriterieFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
- ImpressionsFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
- L'Epi de BléPancake house · 0.1 km from the centre
- L'ItalienItalian · 0.1 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