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La Cigale, France

Stay in Sainte-Maxime: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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

About La Cigale

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

The spot faces E (93°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (273°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 105). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sainte-Maxime, 2.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → NCE · Skyscanner from about £440 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to La Cigale.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct21 ft3 smushy2kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct11 ft6 smushy4kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct44 ft6 smushy77kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct82 ft6 smushy21kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct62 ft5 smushy11kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct82 ft4 smushy18kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct41 ft5 smushy7kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct52 ft4 smushy12kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct82 ft4 smushy14kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct21 ft4 smushy1kJ20°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 NCE, changing at CDG, then 1h 25 by road. About 18h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NCE, changing at CDG, then 1h 25 by road. About 18h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Sainte-Maxime each day: La Cigale, La Nartelle, pointe alègre, The magique left.

The trip from Sainte-Maxime, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,160–£2,170 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 NCE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£440–£915
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£1,160–£2,170

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

Places to eat near Sainte-Maxime

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