Le Lavandou, France

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Plage (Le Lavandou) (1)
Le Lavandou - Front de mer. Photo: Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Le Lavandou

Le Lavandou is a town in Var, France. From Le Lavandou you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 18 dive sites. The nearest is Le Lavandou, a kite and windsurf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 59 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites. The nearest airport is TLN, 19 km away.

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Staying in Le Lavandou

  • 59 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: TLN, 19 km, Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), 90 km, Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 99 km

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Where it is

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 Le Lavandou.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Le Lavandou each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Le Lavandou 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Le Lavandou: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Gigaro19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in La Croix-Valmer, 4 km1 ft10 kJwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots, too small4 ft74 kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots, too small2 ft19 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, too small3 ft27 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Gigaro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gigaro, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft7 shollow10kJwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct12, too small4 ft5 shollow74kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small2 ft5 shollow19kJwind from the west, 10 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft5 shollow16kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft4 shollow20kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small2 ft5 shollow16kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots17°C
Sun 25Oct12, too small3 ft5 shollow27kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots18°C
La Favière4 kmabout 10 min by car1 ft11 kJwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots, too small4 ft69 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore, too small2 ft12 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore, too small2 ft18 kJwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small2 ft13 kJwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small2 ft21 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for La Favière: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Favière, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft6 smushy11kJwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small4 ft5 smushy69kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore19°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy12kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft4 smushy18kJwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore21°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy13kJwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore16°C
Sun 25Oct10, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore19°C
Le Lavandou - Front de mer0.5 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft12 kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots, too small4 ft69 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore, too small2 ft12 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore, too small2 ft18 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore, too small2 ft13 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore, too small2 ft21 kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Le Lavandou - Front de mer: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Le Lavandou - Front de mer, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft6 smushy12kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small4 ft5 smushy69kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore19°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy12kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft4 smushy18kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore21°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy13kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore17°C
Sun 25Oct10, too small2 ft5 smushy21kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Le Lavandou, 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).

Kite near Le Lavandou

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Dive near Le Lavandou

Places to eat near Le Lavandou

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