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Le Phare du Groin du Cou, France

Stay in La Tranche-sur-Mer: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of La Tranche-sur-Mer

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Le Phare du Groin du Cou. Photo: JadeRacoon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Le Phare du Groin du Cou

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

The spot faces SW (233°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (53°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.2 km out (1 in 217). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Tranche-sur-Mer, 1.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Le Phare du Groin du Cou.

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct332 ft9 ssoft86kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct202 ft15 ssoft92kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct483 ft12 ssoft243kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct84 ft8 smushy164kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct08 ft8 smushy662kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct06 ft14 smushy1,167kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct07 ft9 smushy686kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct06 ft10 smushy723kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct96 ft8 smushy386kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct06 ft9 smushy572kJ17°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 LRH, changing at DUB, then 50 min by road. About 17h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf La Terriere

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf La Tranche sur Mer

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 14 kn (26 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 12 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to LRH, changing at DUB, then 50 min by road. About 17h door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near La Tranche-sur-Mer each day: La Terriere, La Tranche sur Mer, Le Phare du Groin du Cou.

The trip from La Tranche-sur-Mer, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,065–£2,005 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 LRH, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£405–£845
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£45–£80
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£1,065–£2,005

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

Places to eat near La Tranche-sur-Mer

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