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L'Hermitage, France

Stay in Carry-le-Rouet: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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Near L'Hermitage, 2 km away. Photo: michel3333FR, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About L'Hermitage

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

The spot faces S (189°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (9°). 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 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Carry-le-Rouet, 2.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

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 17 h 30 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.

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to L'Hermitage.

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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 18Oct91 ft4 smushy4kJ16°C
Mon 19Oct1under 1 ft7 s1kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct116 ft5 smushy153kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct132 ft5 smushy25kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct162 ft5 smushy21kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct333 ft4 smushy30kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct292 ft4 smushy21kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct242 ft4 smushy10kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct72 ft5 smushy15kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct91 ft3 smushy1kJ19°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 35 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  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
    Surf L'Hermitage

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 4 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 35 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MRS, changing at CDG, then 35 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Carry-le-Rouet each day: Cap rousset, L'Hermitage.

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Rough cost

About £1,075–£2,025 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
Taxiairport and back, shared£25–£40
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£1,075–£2,025

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

Places to eat near Carry-le-Rouet

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