La Tranche-sur-Mer, France

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La Tranche sur mer.- La plage
La Tranche sur Mer. Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Tranche-sur-Mer

La Tranche-sur-Mer is a town in Vendée, France. From La Tranche-sur-Mer you can reach 3 surf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is La Tranche sur Mer, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LRH, 26 km away.

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Staying in La Tranche-sur-Mer

  • 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: LRH, 26 km, Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 91 km, PIS, 136 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 Tranche-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. The best of the spots that stay in La Tranche-sur-Mer each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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 Tranche-sur-Mer: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
La Terriere2.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft83 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore2 ft98 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore3 ft283 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots4 ft146 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots8 ft757 kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots6 ft1183 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots8 ft781 kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots
All readings for La Terriere: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Terriere, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct37, fair2 ft9 ssoft83kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct22, too small2 ft15 ssoft98kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct54, good3 ft12 ssoft283kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct7, poor4 ft7 smushy146kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy757kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big6 ft14 smushy1,183kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 smushy781kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots15°C
La Tranche sur Mer0.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft64 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore1 ft71 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore3 ft186 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots4 ft190 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots5 ft390 kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots5 ft926 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots5 ft351 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots
All readings for La Tranche sur Mer: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Tranche sur Mer, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small2 ft9 ssoft64kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small1 ft15 ssoft71kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small3 ft12 ssoft186kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct13, poor4 ft8 ssoft190kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct4, poor5 ft9 smushy390kJwind from the south-west, 15 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct8, poor5 ft13 ssoft926kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct6, poor5 ft9 smushy351kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots15°C
Le Phare du Groin du Cou1.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft86 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore2 ft92 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore3 ft243 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots4 ft164 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots8 ft662 kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots6 ft1167 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots7 ft686 kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots
All readings for Le Phare du Groin du Cou: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Le Phare du Groin du Cou, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct33, too small2 ft9 ssoft86kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small2 ft15 ssoft92kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct48, good3 ft12 ssoft243kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct8, poor4 ft8 smushy164kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy662kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big6 ft14 smushy1,167kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy686kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of La Tranche-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).

Sailing near La Tranche-sur-Mer

Places to eat near La Tranche-sur-Mer

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