Plage du Verdon — Near La couronne. Photo: Wasquewhat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Martigues

Martigues is a town in Bouches-du-Rhône, France. From Martigues you can reach 5 surf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Les Laurons - centrale EDF, a surf spot 3.2 km from the centre. The nearest airport is Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 15 km away.

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Staying in Martigues

0 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 15 km, AVN, 61 km, FNI, 67 km

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Where it is

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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 Martigues each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Martigues 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

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L'Arquet4.1 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

3 ft21 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at L'Arquet, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 19 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft4 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	20°C

La couronne3.5 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

3 ft21 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at La couronne, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 19 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	1, too small	1 ft7 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft4 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	20°C

Cap rousset9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Carry-le-Rouet, 1 km

<1 ft0 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

3 ft21 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Cap rousset, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft4 s	0kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft4 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	20°C

L'Hermitage6.9 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Carry-le-Rouet, 3 km

<1 ft0 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

3 ft21 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at L'Hermitage, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft4 s	0kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft4 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	20°C

Les Laurons - centrale EDF3.2 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

<1 ft1 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

3 ft20 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Les Laurons - centrale EDF, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft5 s	1kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 20Oct	1, too small	1 ft8 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-east, 22 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	3 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Martigues, 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 Martigues

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Places to eat near Martigues

Tondo PizzaPizza · 0.7 km from the centre
Dark-Garoh PizzaPizza · 1.0 km from the centre

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