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 experts: 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 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-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: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Saint gilles croix de vie13.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, 2 km1 ft48 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft238 kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, too small7 ft833 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, poor7 ft652 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, poor13 ft3482 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, poor9 ft950 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, fair6 ft520 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, too small
All readings for Saint gilles croix de vie: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Saint gilles croix de vie, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft15 ssoft48kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct20, too small3 ft11 ssoft238kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct26, poor7 ft9 ssoft833kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct24, poor7 ft8 smushy652kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct35, poor13 ft11 ssoft3,482kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct36, fair9 ft8 ssoft950kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct15, too small6 ft9 smushy520kJwind from the west, 13 knots17°C
St jean de monts2.2 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft37 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft178 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, too small8 ft875 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, poor7 ft477 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, poor8 ft1751 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor8 ft710 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor6 ft586 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, poor
All readings for St jean de monts: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at St jean de monts, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft14 ssoft37kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small3 ft11 ssoft178kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct12, poor8 ft9 smushy875kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct17, poor7 ft8 smushy477kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct10, poor8 ft12 smushy1,751kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor8 ft8 smushy710kJwind from the west, 11 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct13, poor6 ft9 smushy586kJwind from the west, 15 knots17°C
Parée Préneau8.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez1 ft37 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft178 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small8 ft875 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, poor7 ft477 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, poor8 ft1751 kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, poor8 ft710 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, poor6 ft586 kJwind from the west, 16 knots, poor
All readings for Parée Préneau: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Parée Préneau, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small1 ft14 ssoft37kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small3 ft11 smushy178kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct12, poor8 ft9 smushy875kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct14, poor7 ft8 smushy477kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct10, poor8 ft12 smushy1,751kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct21, poor8 ft8 smushy710kJwind from the west, 13 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct12, poor6 ft9 smushy586kJwind from the west, 16 knots17°C
Sion10.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, 2 km1 ft60 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft278 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, too small8 ft1003 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, poor8 ft795 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, poor9 ft2441 kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots, poor8 ft869 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, poor7 ft830 kJwind from the west, 16 knots, poor
All readings for Sion: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sion, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small1 ft15 ssoft60kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct20, too small3 ft11 smushy278kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct12, poor8 ft10 smushy1,003kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct16, poor8 ft8 smushy795kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct5, poor9 ft13 smushy2,441kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct19, poor8 ft9 smushy869kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct16, poor7 ft9 smushy830kJwind from the west, 16 knots17°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