Tiki Plage - panoramio — Near La Paillotte, 2 km away. Photo: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Saint-Raphaël

Saint-Raphaël is a town in Var, France. From Saint-Raphaël you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Club Nautique de Saint-Raphaël, a kite, sailing and windsurf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 72 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), 44 km away.

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Staying in Saint-Raphaël

72 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), 44 km, TLN, 62 km, Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 126 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-Raphaël.

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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. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Saint-Raphaël 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.

Spot

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La Paillotte5.3 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Paillotte, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 shollow	2kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 shollow	3kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	27, poor	4 ft6 shollow	87kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 20 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 shollow	22kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 shollow	17kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 shollow	7kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 shollow	10kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	18°C

The magique left11.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Sainte-Maxime, 5 km

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The magique left, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 20 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	15, poor	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 22 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft6 shollow	21kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 shollow	11kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 shollow	18kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 shollow	7kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	18°C

La Nartelle14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Sainte-Maxime, 3 km

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Nartelle, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	17°C

La Cigale19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Sainte-Maxime, 2 km

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Cigale, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	2 ft6 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	17°C

pointe alègre19 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Sainte-Maxime, 2 km

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at pointe alègre, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	2 ft6 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Saint-Raphaël, 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).

Kite near Saint-Raphaël

Club Nautique de Saint-Raphaël 1 km · stays here

Windsurf near Saint-Raphaël

Club Nautique de Saint-Raphaël 1 km · stays here

Sailing near Saint-Raphaël

Club Nautique de Saint-Raphaël 1 km · stays here

Places to eat near Saint-Raphaël

BaozyAsian · in the centre
La Table d'EtienneFrench · in the centre
Le Bouchon ProvençalFrench · in the centre
Les CocotiersBrasserie · in the centre
Amore mio tradizione italianaItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Chez GastonFrench · 0.1 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

Saint-Raphaël, France

About Saint-Raphaël

Staying in Saint-Raphaël

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Kite near Saint-Raphaël

Windsurf near Saint-Raphaël

Sailing near Saint-Raphaël

Places to eat near Saint-Raphaël