Saint-Jean-de-Monts, France
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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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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
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| Parée Préneau8.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Saint-Hilaire-de-RiezIntermediate and up | 2 ft68 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 1 ft73 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 3 ft184 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots | 4 ft186 kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots | 8 ft626 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots | 4 ft468 kJwind from the west-north-west, 25 knots | 6 ft395 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots |
All readings for Parée Préneau: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Saint gilles croix de vie13.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, 2 kmIntermediate and up | 2 ft79 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 2 ft96 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 3 ft235 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots | 4 ft248 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots | 8 ft706 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots | 5 ft919 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots | 7 ft650 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots |
All readings for Saint gilles croix de vie: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Sion10.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, 2 kmIntermediate and up | 3 ft99 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 2 ft129 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 3 ft286 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots | 3 ft171 kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots | 8 ft804 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots | 4 ft623 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots | 8 ft775 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots |
All readings for Sion: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| St jean de monts2.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up | 2 ft68 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 1 ft73 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 3 ft184 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots | 4 ft186 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots | 8 ft626 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots | 4 ft468 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots | 6 ft395 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots |
All readings for St jean de monts: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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
- Le MookieFrench · 0.3 km from the centre
- Pizza Di NapoliItalian · 0.3 km from the centre
- Hotel et Restaurant L'AtlantiqueFrench · 0.4 km from the centre
- La Cloche d'OrFrench · 1.0 km from the centre
- L'Ernest'InFrench · 1.1 km from the centre
- Pause PizzaPizza · 1.1 km from the centre
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