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Côte sauvage - Le 47, France

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About Côte sauvage - Le 47

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (257°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (77°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.3 km out (1 in 435). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Palmyre, 5.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Côte sauvage - Le 47.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct173 ft9 ssoft137kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct112 ft16 ssoft106kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct244 ft11 smushy448kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct68 ft9 smushy1,002kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct188 ft9 smushy888kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct67 ft14 smushy1,820kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct158 ft9 smushy982kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct147 ft10 smushy1,054kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct178 ft9 smushy1,081kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct487 ft9 ssoft681kJ16°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to LRH, changing at DUB, then 1h 15 by road. About 17h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Grande Côte - Saint Palais

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to LRH, changing at DUB, then 1h 15 by road. About 17h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near La Palmyre each day: Côte sauvage - Le 27, Côte sauvage - Le 43, Côte sauvage - Le 46, Côte sauvage - Le 47, Côte sauvage - Phare de la Coubre (lighthouse), Grande Côte - Saint Palais.

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Rough cost

About £1,125–£2,100 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LRH, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£405–£845
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£255–£425
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£85–£145
Total£1,125–£2,100

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near La Palmyre

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