La plage des Libraires et le boulevard des Océanides à Pornichet — plage des Libraires. Photo: Kamel15, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Pornichet

Pornichet is a town in Loire-Atlantique, France. From Pornichet you can reach 4 surf spots and 2 sailing spots. The nearest is Pornichet, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 56 km away.

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Staying in Pornichet

21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 56 km, RNS, 101 km, LRH, 148 km

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Where it is

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 Pornichet.

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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 Pornichet each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Pornichet 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

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Bonne-source0.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft28 kJ

2 ft106 kJ

5 ft336 kJ

5 ft302 kJ

8 ft1612 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

6 ft376 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bonne-source, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft15 ssoft	28kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	106kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 smushy	336kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	5 ft8 smushy	302kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 smushy	1,612kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	5 ft8 smushy	321kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	25, poor	6 ft8 smushy	376kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	16°C

La Courance5.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft28 kJ

2 ft121 kJ

3 ft218 kJ

5 ft320 kJ

7 ft1370 kJ

5 ft370 kJ

5 ft344 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Courance, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft15 ssoft	28kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	121kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	218kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	5 ft8 smushy	320kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 smushy	1,370kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	5 ft9 smushy	370kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	26, poor	5 ft9 smushy	344kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	17°C

La Govelle9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Batz-sur-Mer, 2 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft53 kJ

3 ft190 kJ

6 ft587 kJ

7 ft540 kJ

9 ft2393 kJ

5 ft446 kJ

7 ft571 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Govelle, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	1 ft14 shollow	53kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	190kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	587kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	540kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 smushy	2,393kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	4, poor	5 ft10 smushy	446kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	571kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	16°C

Pornichet0.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft43 kJ

3 ft158 kJ

6 ft537 kJ

6 ft442 kJ

10 ft2386 kJ

5 ft377 kJ

6 ft389 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pornichet, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	1 ft15 ssoft	43kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	158kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	537kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	442kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft11 smushy	2,386kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	6, poor	5 ft10 smushy	377kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	389kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C

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

Cercle nautique 0.8 km · stays here
Club Voile Éole 2.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Pornichet

L'Autentic RestaurantFrench · 0.2 km from the centre
L'Express CaféFrench · 0.2 km from the centre
Ô MazetteFrench · 0.2 km from the centre
Rotisserie Traiteur O'Pied de PouleFrench · 0.2 km from the centre
Georgitta TrattoriaItalian · 0.3 km from the centre
Le Bistrot du PêcheurSeafood · 0.3 km from 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

Pornichet, France