Palavas-les-Flots, France

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Goéland sur la plage de Palavas-les-Flots (PTX1794)
Palavas les Flots. Photo: Lucas Tabary-Maujean, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Palavas-les-Flots

Palavas-les-Flots is a town in Hérault, France. From Palavas-les-Flots you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Palavas les Flots, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MPL, 6 km away.

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Staying in Palavas-les-Flots

  • 18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: MPL, 6 km, FNI, 47 km, BZR, 52 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 Palavas-les-Flots.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Palavas-les-Flots 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Palavas-les-Flots: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Maguelone4.1 kmabout 10 min by car1 ft2 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, too small4 ft91 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, fair1 ft5 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Maguelone: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Maguelone, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small1 ft3 s2kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot16°C
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct38, fair4 ft6 s91kJwind from the west, 10 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small1 ft4 s5kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore18°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore17°C
Fri 23Oct22, too small2 ft4 s10kJwind from the west, 4 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore17°C
Palavas - Le Prevost1.8 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft2 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, too small4 ft91 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, fair1 ft9 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too small
All readings for Palavas - Le Prevost: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Palavas - Le Prevost, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small1 ft3 s2kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot16°C
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct38, fair4 ft6 s91kJwind from the west, 10 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small1 ft6 s9kJwind from the west, 8 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore17°C
Fri 23Oct22, too small2 ft4 s10kJwind from the west, 4 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small1 ft4 s2kJwind from the west, 9 knots17°C
Palavas les Flots0.2 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft2 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, too small4 ft91 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, fair1 ft5 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Palavas les Flots: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Palavas les Flots, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft3 s2kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot16°C
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct38, fair4 ft6 s91kJwind from the west, 10 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small1 ft4 s5kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore18°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore17°C
Fri 23Oct21, too small2 ft4 s10kJwind from the west, 4 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Palavas-les-Flots, 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).

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Places to eat near Palavas-les-Flots

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