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Le Mail, France

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

Also within 20 km of Agde

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Le Mail. Photo: Spedona, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Le Mail

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

The spot faces S (187°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (7°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.9 km out (1 in 192). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Agde, 4.7 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

Water about 19°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.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MPL, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → MPL · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to Le Mail.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in AgdeAd

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

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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 Agde · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Agde · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Le Mail on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct31 ft4 s1kJ17°C
Mon 19Oct73 ft5 smushy53kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct354 ft6 smushy86kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct61 ft6 smushy10kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct3under 1 ft3 s0kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct61 ft4 smushy6kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct31 ft3 s0kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct51 ft3 s0kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct4under 1 ft5 s1kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct41 ft3 s0kJ18°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to MPL, changing at CDG, then 1h 10 by road. About 18h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf La Guillotine (DEAD SPOT)

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 13 kn (24 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MPL, changing at CDG, then 1h 10 by road. About 18h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Agde each day: La Guillotine (DEAD SPOT), Le Mail.

The trip from Agde, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,150–£2,150 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 MPL, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£430–£895
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£1,150–£2,150

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

Places to eat near Agde

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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