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La Mondrée, France

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

Also within 20 km of Fermanville

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Fermanville cap Lévi et pointe du Bruley
Fermanville, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Martin Leveneur, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Mondrée

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

The spot faces N (349°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (169°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in September, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Fermanville, 1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LHR, direct.

    See flights ORD → LHR · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 55 from the airport to La Mondrée.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in FermanvilleAd

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Fermanville · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Fermanville · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

La Mondrée on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct133 ft5 smushy34kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct131 ft4 smushy4kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct162 ft4 smushy9kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct21 ft11 smushy12kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct413 ft7 smushy69kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct21 ft11 smushy20kJ12°C
Sat 24Oct412 ft5 smushy22kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct11 ft5 s2kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct263 ft8 smushy67kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct71 ft9 scrumbling27kJ15°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 3h 55 by road. About 16h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf La Mondrée

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf La Mondrée

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 3h 55 by road. About 16h 20 door to door

The trip from Fermanville, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,075 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 LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£395–£820
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£1,115–£2,075

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

Places to eat near Fermanville

  • Rotisserie Chez GwenSteakhouse · 0.6 km from the centre
  • Bangkok Express Fermanville1.0 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

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