Saint-Jean-de-Monts, France

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Plage de Saint Jean de Monts
Near St jean de monts. Photo: ThomasInTheSky, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Saint-Jean-de-Monts is a town in Vendée, France. From Saint-Jean-de-Monts you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is St jean de monts, a surf spot 2.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 10 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 52 km away.

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Staying in Saint-Jean-de-Monts

  • 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 10 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 52 km, LRH, 95 km, RNS, 144 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-Jean-de-Monts.

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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-Jean-de-Monts 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-Jean-de-Monts: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Sion10.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, 2 km3 ft99 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft129 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft284 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, fair3 ft171 kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, poor8 ft804 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too big4 ft623 kJwind from the west-north-west, 27 knots, poor8 ft775 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, too big
All readings for Sion: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sion, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct34, too small3 ft9 ssoft99kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct25, too small2 ft15 ssoft129kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct44, fair4 ft11 smushy284kJwind from the west, 9 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct5, poor3 ft9 smushy171kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy804kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct11, poor4 ft13 smushy623kJwind from the west-north-west, 27 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy775kJwind from the west, 11 knots15°C
St jean de monts2.2 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft68 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft73 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft184 kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, fair4 ft186 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, poor8 ft626 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, too big4 ft468 kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, poor6 ft395 kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, poor
All readings for St jean de monts: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at St jean de monts, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, too small2 ft9 ssoft68kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct18, too small1 ft15 ssoft73kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair3 ft11 ssoft184kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct6, poor4 ft8 smushy186kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy626kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct13, poor4 ft14 smushy468kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct6, poor6 ft8 smushy395kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots15°C
Parée Préneau8.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez2 ft68 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small1 ft73 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft178 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, poor4 ft186 kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, poor8 ft626 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too big4 ft468 kJwind from the west-north-west, 30 knots, poor6 ft395 kJwind from the south-west, 14 knots, poor
All readings for Parée Préneau: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Parée Préneau, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct26, too small2 ft9 ssoft68kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct18, too small1 ft15 ssoft73kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct33, poor3 ft11 smushy178kJwind from the west, 9 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct6, poor4 ft8 smushy186kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy626kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct13, poor4 ft14 smushy468kJwind from the west-north-west, 30 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct5, poor6 ft8 smushy395kJwind from the south-west, 14 knots15°C
Saint gilles croix de vie13.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, 2 km2 ft79 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small2 ft96 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small3 ft235 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small4 ft248 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, too small8 ft706 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, too big5 ft919 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor7 ft650 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too big
All readings for Saint gilles croix de vie: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Saint gilles croix de vie, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct17, too small2 ft9 ssoft79kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore15°C
Mon 19Oct10, too small2 ft15 ssoft96kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct26, too small3 ft11 ssoft235kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small4 ft8 ssoft248kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy706kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct8, poor5 ft14 ssoft919kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft8 smushy650kJwind from the west, 8 knots14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Saint-Jean-de-Monts, 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-Jean-de-Monts

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