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 experts: 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 expert 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
Pontaillac4.7 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Royan, 1 km1 ft13 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small3 ft222 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small8 ft816 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, poor6 ft424 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, too small13 ft3430 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, too big7 ft827 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, fair7 ft833 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, poor
All readings for Pontaillac: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pontaillac, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct5, too small1 ft8 shollow13kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct18, too small3 ft12 shollow222kJwind from the south, 4 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct19, poor8 ft9 shollow816kJwind from the west, 10 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct27, too small6 ft9 shollow424kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big13 ft10 smushy3,430kJwind from the west, 14 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct47, fair7 ft9 shollow827kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct25, poor7 ft9 smushy833kJwind from the west, 13 knots18°C
St Georges de Didonne - la jetee0.6 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft13 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small3 ft222 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, too small8 ft816 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor6 ft424 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, too small14 ft4111 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, poor7 ft827 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, fair7 ft833 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, poor
All readings for St Georges de Didonne - la jetee: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at St Georges de Didonne - la jetee, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft8 smushy13kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct17, too small3 ft12 ssoft222kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct17, poor8 ft9 smushy816kJwind from the west, 11 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct26, too small6 ft9 smushy424kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct13, poor14 ft11 smushy4,111kJwind from the west, 15 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct41, fair7 ft9 smushy827kJwind from the west, 6 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct20, poor7 ft9 smushy833kJwind from the west, 14 knots18°C
Grande Côte - Saint Palais14.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in La Palmyre, 3 km1 ft18 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small3 ft308 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too small9 ft1131 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, poor7 ft702 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, poor14 ft3923 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, poor8 ft1117 kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, fair8 ft1015 kJwind from the west, 16 knots, poor
All readings for Grande Côte - Saint Palais: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Grande Côte - Saint Palais, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft8 smushy18kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small3 ft12 ssoft308kJwind from the west, 3 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct22, poor9 ft9 smushy1,131kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct27, poor7 ft9 smushy702kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct14, poor14 ft11 smushy3,923kJwind from the west, 15 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct37, fair8 ft9 ssoft1,117kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct16, poor8 ft9 smushy1,015kJwind from the west, 16 knots18°C
Nauzan7.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Royan, 4 km1 ft19 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small4 ft332 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too small9 ft1200 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, poor7 ft749 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, poor15 ft4264 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, too big9 ft1246 kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, poor8 ft1117 kJwind from the west, 16 knots, poor
All readings for Nauzan: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Nauzan, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small1 ft8 shollow19kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct23, too small4 ft12 shollow332kJwind from the west, 3 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct14, poor9 ft9 smushy1,200kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct30, poor7 ft9 shollow749kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big15 ft11 smushy4,264kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor9 ft9 shollow1,246kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct14, poor8 ft9 smushy1,117kJwind from the 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