Le Lavandou, France
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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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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 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 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 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Favière4 kmabout 10 min by car | 1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too small | 1 ft5 kJwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots, too small | 3 ft48 kJwind from the east, 19 knots, poor | 2 ft15 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft9 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft25 kJwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore, fair | 1 ft6 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for La Favière: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Le Lavandou - Front de mer0.5 kmabout 5 min by car | 1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small | 1 ft5 kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots, too small | 3 ft48 kJwind from the east, 21 knots, poor | 2 ft15 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft9 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft25 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore, poor | 1 ft6 kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Le Lavandou - Front de mer: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Gigaro19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in La Croix-Valmer, 4 kmIntermediate and up | 1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 7 knots | 1 ft3 kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots | 4 ft73 kJwind from the east-north-east, 18 knots | 2 ft18 kJwind from the west, 10 knots | 2 ft12 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots | 3 ft29 kJwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots | 1 ft11 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots |
All readings for Gigaro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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
- Le Lavandou 0.2 km · stays here
Windsurf near Le Lavandou
- Le Lavandou 0.2 km · stays here
Dive near Le Lavandou
- Kenavo 0.4 km · stays here
- Wildcat 4.4 km · stays here
- Wildcat 5.6 km · stays here
- Les Deux Frères 10 km · stays here
- Le Grec Wreck 12.1 km · stays here
- La Tantine 12.7 km · stays here
- Le Donator Wreck 13.2 km · stays here
- Plage de la Fausse Monnaie 13.8 km · stays here
- Sentier sous-marin de la Palud 14 km · stays here
- La Palud 14.4 km · stays here
- La Gabinière Nord 15.3 km · stays here
- Îlot de la Croix 15.4 km · stays here
- La Gabinière 15.6 km · stays here
- Pierre de Bagaud 16.2 km · stays here
- Gabiniėre Est 16.7 km · stays here
- La Pointe du Vaisseau 16.8 km · stays here
- La Pointe de la Galère 17.1 km · stays here
- Pointe du Cognet 18 km · stays here
Places to eat near Le Lavandou
- Crêperie Bretonne L'HerminePancake house · in the centre
- L' Annexe by Le CentreFrench · in the centre
- L'Auberge ProvencaleFrench · in the centre
- L'EmberluqueMediterranean · in the centre
- La Casa BonitaMexican · in the centre
- La FavouilleMediterranean · in 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