Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré, France

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Near Ile de Ré - Le gouyot, 1 km away. Photo: Sweet Ice Cream Photography sweeticecreamphotography, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré

Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré is a town in Charente-Maritime, France. From Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré you can reach 3 surf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Ile de Ré - Le gouyot, a surf spot 1.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 34 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 16 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LRH, 15 km away.

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Staying in Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré

  • 34 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 16 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: LRH, 15 km, NTE, 109 km, PIS, 138 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré 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: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Ile de Ré - La Couarde2.6 kmabout 5 min by carStays in La Couarde-sur-Mer3 ft114 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore, fair2 ft100 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small4 ft322 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, fair3 ft124 kJwind from the west-north-west, 28 knots, poor8 ft767 kJwind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, too big3 ft224 kJwind from the west-north-west, 36 knots, too small8 ft885 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, too big
All readings for Ile de Ré - La Couarde: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ile de Ré - La Couarde, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct39, fair3 ft9 ssoft114kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore14°C
Mon 19Oct19, too small2 ft15 ssoft100kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair4 ft12 ssoft322kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct7, poor3 ft8 ssoft124kJwind from the west-north-west, 28 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy767kJwind from the west-south-west, 20 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small3 ft14 smushy224kJwind from the west-north-west, 36 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 smushy885kJwind from the west, 17 knots16°C
Ile de Ré - Le gouyot1.6 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft114 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore, fair2 ft100 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small4 ft322 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, fair3 ft124 kJwind from the west-north-west, 28 knots, poor8 ft767 kJwind from the west-south-west, 21 knots, too big3 ft224 kJwind from the west-north-west, 37 knots, too small8 ft885 kJwind from the west, 18 knots, too big
All readings for Ile de Ré - Le gouyot: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ile de Ré - Le gouyot, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct40, fair3 ft9 ssoft114kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore14°C
Mon 19Oct19, too small2 ft15 ssoft100kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct43, fair4 ft12 ssoft322kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct4, poor3 ft8 smushy124kJwind from the west-north-west, 28 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy767kJwind from the west-south-west, 21 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small3 ft14 smushy224kJwind from the west-north-west, 37 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 smushy885kJwind from the west, 18 knots16°C
Ile de ré- rivedoux11 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Rivedoux-Plage, 2 kmNeeds 5 ft+1 ft26 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, too small for experts1 ft35 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small for experts2 ft91 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, too small for experts5 ft330 kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots, too small for experts4 ft184 kJwind from the south-west, 21 knots, too small for experts6 ft864 kJwind from the west-north-west, 29 knots, too small for experts4 ft255 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small for experts
All readings for Ile de ré- rivedoux: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ile de ré- rivedoux, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft9 s26kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots14°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft15 s35kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small2 ft12 s91kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small5 ft9 s330kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small4 ft9 s184kJwind from the south-west, 21 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small6 ft12 s864kJwind from the west-north-west, 29 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small4 ft9 s255kJwind from the west, 15 knots16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré, 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 Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré

Places to eat near Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré

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