Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, France

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Plages de Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
Near St Georges de Didonne - la jetee. Photo: Cobber17, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Saint-Georges-de-Didonne

Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a town in Charente-Maritime, France. From Saint-Georges-de-Didonne you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is St Georges de Didonne - la jetee, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LRH, 66 km away.

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Staying in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne

  • 21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: LRH, 66 km, Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 89 km, EGC, 147 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 Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.

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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. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Saint-Georges-de-Didonne 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 Saint-Georges-de-Didonne: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Nauzan7.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Royan, 4 km3 ft128 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, fair2 ft122 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small4 ft351 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, good3 ft119 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too small7 ft657 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too big7 ft1344 kJwind from the west, 23 knots, too big8 ft899 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too big
All readings for Nauzan: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nauzan, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct43, fair3 ft10 shollow128kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small2 ft15 shollow122kJwind from the east, 6 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct50, good4 ft12 shollow351kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small3 ft10 smushy119kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy657kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big7 ft12 smushy1,344kJwind from the west, 23 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 shollow899kJwind from the west, 9 knots16°C
Pontaillac4.7 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Royan, 1 km2 ft84 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft80 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, too small3 ft227 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, fair2 ft58 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, too small5 ft395 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, poor9 ft1855 kJwind from the west, 19 knots, too big5 ft448 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, poor
All readings for Pontaillac: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pontaillac, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct32, too small2 ft10 shollow84kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct16, too small1 ft15 shollow80kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct46, fair3 ft12 shollow227kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small2 ft8 smushy58kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct16, poor5 ft9 shollow395kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big9 ft12 smushy1,855kJwind from the west, 19 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct8, poor5 ft9 smushy448kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots16°C
Grande Côte - Saint Palais14.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in La Palmyre, 3 km3 ft116 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft106 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small4 ft320 kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, fair3 ft112 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too small6 ft618 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too big10 ft2355 kJwind from the west, 23 knots, too big7 ft824 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too big
All readings for Grande Côte - Saint Palais: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Grande Côte - Saint Palais, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct29, too small3 ft10 ssoft116kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct15, too small2 ft15 scrumbling106kJwind from the east, 6 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct44, fair4 ft11 ssoft320kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small3 ft10 ssoft112kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft9 smushy618kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft12 smushy2,355kJwind from the west, 23 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy824kJwind from the west, 9 knots16°C
St Georges de Didonne - la jetee0.6 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft69 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small1 ft80 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, too small3 ft227 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, fair2 ft58 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, too small5 ft395 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, poor9 ft1855 kJwind from the west, 23 knots, too big5 ft448 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, poor
All readings for St Georges de Didonne - la jetee: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at St Georges de Didonne - la jetee, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct28, too small2 ft10 ssoft69kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct15, too small1 ft15 scrumbling80kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair3 ft12 smushy227kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct2, too small2 ft8 smushy58kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct14, poor5 ft9 smushy395kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big9 ft12 smushy1,855kJwind from the west, 23 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct6, poor5 ft9 smushy448kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, 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 Saint-Georges-de-Didonne

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