Soulac-sur-Mer, France

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Ganivelle de protection de plage à Soulac-sur-Mer
Soulac. Photo: Touam (Hervé Agnoux), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Soulac-sur-Mer

Soulac-sur-Mer is a town in Gironde, France. From Soulac-sur-Mer you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Soulac, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LRH, 74 km away.

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Staying in Soulac-sur-Mer

  • 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: LRH, 74 km, Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 83 km, EGC, 150 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 Soulac-sur-Mer. Spots further out are listed below.

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

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder 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

Surf spots within 20 km of Soulac-sur-Mer: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Amélie3.7 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft150 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, good, best spot that day2 ft150 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, offshore, too small4 ft459 kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, fair3 ft151 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor8 ft919 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, too big7 ft1621 kJwind from the west, 29 knots, too big9 ft1232 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, too big
All readings for Amélie: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Amélie, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct48, good3 ft10 ssoft150kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct27, too small2 ft15 ssoft150kJwind from the east, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct44, fair4 ft12 smushy459kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct5, poor3 ft9 smushy151kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft9 smushy919kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft13 smushy1,621kJwind from the west, 29 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,232kJwind from the west, 11 knots16°C
Soulac0.6 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft142 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, fair2 ft150 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, offshore, too small4 ft441 kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, fair3 ft145 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor7 ft839 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, too big5 ft890 kJwind from the west, 29 knots, poor9 ft1175 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, too big
All readings for Soulac: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Soulac, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct47, fair3 ft9 ssoft142kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct27, too small2 ft15 ssoft150kJwind from the east, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct45, fair4 ft12 smushy441kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct5, poor3 ft9 smushy145kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy839kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct5, poor5 ft13 smushy890kJwind from the west, 29 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,175kJwind from the west, 11 knots16°C
La Chambrette6.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Le Verdon-sur-MerNeeds 5 ft+1 ft14 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, too small for experts<1 ft9 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small for experts1 ft39 kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small for experts3 ft155 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft72 kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, offshore, too small for experts7 ft1125 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, offshore, good for experts3 ft103 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore, too small for experts
All readings for La Chambrette: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Chambrette, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct2, too small1 ft10 smushy14kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft16 s9kJwind from the east, 6 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small1 ft11 ssoft39kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore16°C
Wed 21Oct14, too small3 ft8 ssoft155kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore15°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small2 ft8 ssoft72kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, offshore15°C
Fri 23Oct52, good7 ft11 ssoft1,125kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, offshore15°C
Sat 24Oct15, too small3 ft9 ssoft103kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Soulac-sur-Mer, 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Soulac-sur-Mer. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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 that stay in Soulac-sur-Mer from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Le Pin Sec27.3 kmabout 50 min by car3 ft188 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, good2 ft154 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore, too small4 ft488 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, good3 ft155 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, poor8 ft983 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too big9 ft2342 kJwind from the west, 19 knots, too big10 ft1339 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too big
All readings for Le Pin Sec: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Le Pin Sec, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct54, good3 ft10 ssoft188kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct27, too small2 ft15 scrumbling154kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct57, good4 ft12 ssoft488kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct5, poor3 ft9 smushy155kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft9 smushy983kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big9 ft13 smushy2,342kJwind from the west, 19 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big10 ft9 smushy1,339kJwind from the west, 8 knots16°C

Places to eat near Soulac-sur-Mer

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