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Le niel Giens, France

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Plage, Hyères, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France - panoramio (2)
Near Le niel Giens, 2 km away. Photo: M.Strīķis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Le niel Giens

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

The spot faces SW (207°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (27°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.0 km out (1 in 204). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 25°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Hyères, 4.9 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 3 wind sports spots and 5 dive sites.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → MRS · Skyscanner from about £435 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Le niel Giens.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in HyèresAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct172 ft4 smushy9kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct21 ft4 smushy3kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct243 ft6 smushy67kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct32 ft7 smushy18kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct21 ft6 smushy12kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct242 ft4 smushy17kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct102 ft7 smushy24kJ18°C
Sun 25Oct32 ft5 smushy14kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct121 ft5 smushy9kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct121 ft3 smushy3kJ20°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 MRS, changing at CDG, then 1h 50 by road. About 18h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Almanarre

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  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: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MRS, changing at CDG, then 1h 50 by road. About 18h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Hyères each day: Almanarre, Almanarre - le petit port, Le niel Giens.

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Rough cost

About £1,155–£2,160 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 MRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£435–£905
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£1,155–£2,160

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

Places to eat near Hyères

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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