Porto-Vecchio, France

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About Porto-Vecchio

Porto-Vecchio is a town in Corse-du-Sud, France. From Porto-Vecchio you can reach 5 surf spots and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is hobbie cat, windsurf rental and lessons, a windsurf spot 7.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 55 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites. The nearest airport is FSC, 18 km away.

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Staying in Porto-Vecchio

  • 55 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: FSC, 18 km, AJA, 54 km, OLB, 80 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 Porto-Vecchio.

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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. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Porto-Vecchio 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 Porto-Vecchio: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Etang de l'Ovu Santu17.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Pinarellu, 4 km1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, too small2 ft9 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, too small4 ft76 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, fair3 ft44 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 0 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Etang de l'Ovu Santu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Etang de l'Ovu Santu, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct6, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct24, too small2 ft4 smushy9kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct45, fair4 ft5 smushy76kJwind from the south, 10 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct32, too small3 ft6 smushy44kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south, 0 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct11, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Punta di Testa14.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Pinarellu, 2 km1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, too small2 ft9 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, too small4 ft62 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, fair2 ft26 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft1 kJwind from the south, 0 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Punta di Testa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta di Testa, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct23, too small2 ft4 smushy9kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair4 ft5 smushy62kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct26, too small2 ft6 smushy26kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1kJwind from the south, 0 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small1 ft4 smushy5kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Vardiolla14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Pinarellu, 2 km1 ft0 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, too small2 ft6 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small3 ft44 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, fair2 ft15 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 0 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Vardiolla: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vardiolla, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small2 ft3 smushy6kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair3 ft5 smushy44kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small2 ft6 smushy15kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Thu 22Oct5, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south, 0 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the west, 5 knots, offshore19°C
Pinarellu13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Pinarellu1 ft0 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, too small2 ft6 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, too small4 ft65 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, poor2 ft27 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Pinarellu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pinarellu, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft3 s0kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct13, too small2 ft4 smushy6kJwind from the north, 7 knots22°C
Tue 20Oct32, poor4 ft5 smushy65kJwind from the south, 10 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small2 ft6 smushy27kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore20°C
Thu 22Oct5, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft4 s0kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small1 ft4 smushy1kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore19°C
Espuma7.4 kmabout 15 min by car1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, too small4 ft61 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, poor2 ft23 kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Espuma: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Espuma, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct16, too small2 ft4 shollow8kJwind from the north, 10 knots22°C
Tue 20Oct26, poor4 ft5 shollow61kJwind from the south, 10 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct23, too small2 ft6 shollow23kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small1 ft4 shollow3kJwind from the west, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft3 shollow1kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small1 ft5 shollow3kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Porto-Vecchio, 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).

Windsurf near Porto-Vecchio

Places to eat near Porto-Vecchio

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