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Oléron - Saint Trojan, France

Stay in Le Grand-Village-Plage: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Le Grand-Village-Plage

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OLERON ISLAND SEAGULLS ON THE BEACH
Near Oléron - Saint Trojan. Photo: Eric Salard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Oléron - Saint Trojan

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

The spot faces W (251°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (71°). 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 4.2 km out (1 in 417). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, March, April 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 Le Grand-Village-Plage, 2.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 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 15 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. 1 h from the airport to Oléron - Saint Trojan.

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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 18Oct453 ft9 ssoft153kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct242 ft15 ssoft98kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct414 ft12 smushy406kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct43 ft10 smushy148kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct08 ft9 smushy870kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct07 ft14 smushy1,820kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct09 ft9 smushy1,116kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct07 ft10 smushy1,050kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct09 ft9 smushy1,157kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct07 ft9 smushy664kJ18°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 1h by road. About 17h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Oléron - Saint Trojan

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to LRH, changing at DUB, then 1h by road. About 17h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Le Grand-Village-Plage each day: Oleron - Grand-Village, Oléron - Saint Trojan, Oléron - Vert bois - Les Allassins, Passe du Trillou.

The trip from Le Grand-Village-Plage, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,085–£2,035 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£65–£110
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£1,085–£2,035

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

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