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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Nauzan7.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Royan, 4 km1 ft19 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small4 ft332 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, good3 ft172 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, poor7 ft749 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, too big15 ft4264 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, too big9 ft1246 kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots, too big10 ft1354 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 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
Mon 19Oct15, too small1 ft8 shollow19kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct55, good4 ft12 shollow332kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct5, poor3 ft9 smushy172kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 shollow749kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big15 ft11 smushy4,264kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,246kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big10 ft9 smushy1,354kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots18°C
Pontaillac4.7 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Royan, 1 km1 ft13 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small3 ft222 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, fair3 ft79 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, too small6 ft424 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, poor13 ft3430 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, too big7 ft827 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, too big9 ft1050 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, too big
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
Mon 19Oct12, too small1 ft8 shollow13kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct46, fair3 ft12 shollow222kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small3 ft7 smushy79kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct29, poor6 ft9 shollow424kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big13 ft10 smushy3,430kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy827kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,050kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots18°C
Grande Côte - Saint Palais14.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in La Palmyre, 3 km1 ft18 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small3 ft308 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, fair4 ft190 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, poor7 ft702 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, too big14 ft3960 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, too big8 ft1117 kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots, too big9 ft1274 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 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
Mon 19Oct11, too small1 ft8 smushy18kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair3 ft12 ssoft308kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct4, poor4 ft9 smushy190kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy702kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big14 ft10 smushy3,960kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 ssoft1,117kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,274kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots18°C
St Georges de Didonne - la jetee0.6 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft13 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small3 ft222 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, fair5 ft346 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, poor6 ft424 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, poor13 ft3430 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too big7 ft827 kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots, too big9 ft1050 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, too big
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
Mon 19Oct11, too small1 ft8 smushy13kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair3 ft12 ssoft222kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct7, poor5 ft8 smushy346kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct30, poor6 ft9 smushy424kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big13 ft10 smushy3,430kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy827kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,050kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots18°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