St. Girons Plage, France

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Moliets-et-Maâ, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BIQ (BIQ), 55 km.

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About St. Girons Plage

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

The spot faces W (281°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (101°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 93). 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, March, April and May, with about 2 good days in 7; in February, July and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Moliets-et-Maâ, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BIQ (BIQ), 55 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BIQ, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Moliets-et-Maâ, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BIQ (BIQ), 55 km.
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Forecast

St. Girons Plage does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at St. Girons Plage, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	3 ft10 ssoft	205kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	48kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	4 ft12 ssoft	488kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	5, poor	5 ft10 smushy	388kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,275kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft12 smushy	3,287kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,711kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,751kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	18°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,517kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	817kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	19°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to BIQ, changing at CDG, then 1h 15 by road. About 18h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf St. Girons Plage
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to BIQ, changing at CDG, then 1h 15 by road. About 18h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £880–£1,685 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to BIQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£415–£855
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£105–£175
Food	7 days eating out	£240–£445
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£85–£145
Total		£880–£1,685

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

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