Sangatte, France

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Sangatte1 — Sangatte, the nearest town. Photo: Bodoklecksel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sangatte

Sangatte is a town in Pas-de-Calais, France. From Sangatte you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Sangatte, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is OST, 83 km away.

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Staying in Sangatte

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: OST, 83 km, SEN, 101 km, LIL, 104 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 Sangatte.

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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. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Sangatte 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: Expert

Spot

Mon 19

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Sat 24

Sun 25

Cap Blanc Nez4.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Escalles, 1 km

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

1 ft23 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Cap Blanc Nez, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	6, poor	3 ft7 smushy	77kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft16 smushy	23kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	8, poor	3 ft7 smushy	60kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	16, poor	3 ft7 smushy	71kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	10°C

Sangatte0 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

<1 ft2 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Sangatte, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	53, good	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Thu 22Oct	14, poor	2 ft7 smushy	44kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	under 1 ft8 s	2kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	11, poor	3 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	10°C

Audreselles17.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Audinghen, 3 km

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

8 ft502 kJ

1 ft17 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Audreselles, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 18 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft6 smushy	502kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	1 ft11 shollow	17kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	5, poor	3 ft7 smushy	107kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	11, poor	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	11°C

Wissant8.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Wissant

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

<1 ft3 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Wissant, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	2 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	5, poor	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft10 s	3kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	4, poor	2 ft7 smushy	53kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	12, poor	2 ft8 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	11°C

Cap Griz Nez14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Audinghen, 3 km

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

<1 ft3 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Cap Griz Nez, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	2 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft10 s	3kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	7, poor	2 ft7 smushy	53kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	11°C

Tardinghen12.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Tardinghen

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

<1 ft3 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Tardinghen, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	2 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft10 s	3kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	3, poor	2 ft7 smushy	53kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	9, poor	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	11°C

Calais7.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in CalaisNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

6 ft243 kJ

1 ft48 kJ

3 ft84 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Calais, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	6 ft6 smushy	243kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft15 smushy	48kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	10°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sangatte, 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).

Places to eat near Sangatte

Le Blanc NezSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Le KashmirIndian · 0.7 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