Blue Paradise — Near La Cigale, 2 km away. Photo: Damien Hubert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sainte-Maxime

Sainte-Maxime is a town in Var, France. From Sainte-Maxime you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 4 dive sites. The nearest is Sainte-Maxime, a kite and windsurf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 56 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TLN, 46 km away.

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Staying in Sainte-Maxime

56 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TLN, 46 km, Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), 61 km, Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 116 km

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Where it is

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Sainte-Maxime each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Sainte-Maxime 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.

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Gigaro14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in La Croix-Valmer, 4 km

1 ft8 kJ

4 ft93 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gigaro, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft7 shollow	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	4 ft6 shollow	93kJ	wind from the east, 19 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 shollow	19kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 shollow	16kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 shollow	20kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 shollow	16kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 shollow	27kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	18°C

The magique left5.1 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The magique left, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 24 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 shollow	29kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 shollow	10kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 shollow	8kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 shollow	5kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 shollow	13kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	17°C

La Nartelle2.6 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft72 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Nartelle, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	4 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	16°C

La Cigale2.3 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft72 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Cigale, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	4 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	17°C

pointe alègre2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft72 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at pointe alègre, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	4 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	17°C

La Paillotte19.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Saint-Raphaël, 5 km

1 ft5 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Paillotte, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft6 shollow	5kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	4 ft6 shollow	97kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 21 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	3 ft5 shollow	34kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 shollow	13kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 shollow	9kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 shollow	6kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 shollow	16kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sainte-Maxime, 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 Sainte-Maxime

Sainte-Maxime 0.2 km · stays here

Windsurf near Sainte-Maxime

Sainte-Maxime 0.2 km · stays here

Dive near Sainte-Maxime

Sèche à l'Huile (les Sardinaux) 3.8 km · stays here
Rocher de la Garde (les Sardinaux) 3.9 km · stays here
Tombant des Sardinaux 4 km · stays here
Sèche Salagru 8.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Sainte-Maxime

Coté JardinFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
Entrepotes Sainte-MaximeFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
Fatto BeneItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
La GruppiSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Osaka DélicesJapanese · 0.1 km from the centre
Restaurant Café Barriere de Sainte Maxime Sainte-MaximeBrasserie · 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

Sainte-Maxime, France

About Sainte-Maxime

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Where it is

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