Le Gurp, France

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Soulac-sur-Mer, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 76 km.

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About Le Gurp

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

The spot faces W (272°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (92°). 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 2.3 km out (1 in 227). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 11°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 21°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Soulac-sur-Mer, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 76 km.

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 18 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 11 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to Le Gurp.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Soulac-sur-Mer, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 76 km.
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Forecast

Le Gurp does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Le Gurp, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	3 ft10 ssoft	172kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	2 ft15 ssoft	150kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	4 ft12 ssoft	459kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	5, poor	3 ft9 smushy	151kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	919kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft13 smushy	1,621kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,232kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 smushy	1,280kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	18°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,263kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	19°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	553kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	19°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to BOD, changing at DUB, then 1h 40 by road. About 18h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Le Gurp
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 14 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to BOD, changing at DUB, then 1h 40 by road. About 18h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £875–£1,685 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to BOD, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£410–£855
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£105–£175
Food	7 days eating out	£240–£445
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£85–£145
Total		£875–£1,685

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

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