La Rochelle, France

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Chef de baie
La Rochelle - Chef de baie. Photo: Regissierra, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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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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 Rochelle.

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

Surf spots within 20 km of La Rochelle: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Aytré - lopette beach3.1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Aytré, 3 kmIntermediate and up2 ft53 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore1 ft40 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore2 ft155 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots5 ft313 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots5 ft245 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots1 ft68 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots5 ft345 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots
All readings for Aytré - lopette beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Aytré - lopette beach, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct26, too small2 ft9 ssoft53kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct13, too small1 ft15 ssoft40kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct36, fair2 ft12 ssoft155kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct12, poor5 ft8 smushy313kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct15, poor5 ft7 smushy245kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft14 smushy68kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct18, poor5 ft9 smushy345kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots15°C
La Rochelle - Chef de baie4.8 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft53 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore1 ft40 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore2 ft155 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots2 ft58 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots5 ft245 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots1 ft68 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots5 ft345 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots
All readings for La Rochelle - Chef de baie: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Rochelle - Chef de baie, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct21, too small2 ft9 ssoft53kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct11, too small1 ft15 ssoft40kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct29, too small2 ft12 ssoft155kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct14, too small2 ft7 smushy58kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct14, poor5 ft7 smushy245kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft14 smushy68kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct17, poor5 ft9 smushy345kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots15°C

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

Places to eat near La Rochelle

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