Kaolins, France

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Guidel, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 106 km.

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About Kaolins

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

The spot faces SW (236°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (56°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 66). 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 18°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually March, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Guidel, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 106 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).
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Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Kaolins.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Guidel, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 106 km.
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Forecast

Kaolins 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 Kaolins, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	47kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	2 ft13 scrumbling	90kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	3 ft11 ssoft	187kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	671kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	4, poor	6 ft7 smushy	283kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 20 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	5 ft13 smushy	737kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	5, poor	5 ft8 smushy	276kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	634kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	15°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	7 ft7 smushy	447kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	15°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	692kJ	wind from the south-west, 19 knots	15°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 BES, changing at DUB, then 2h 10 by road. About 18h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Kaolins
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 12 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 14 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 2h 10 by road. About 18h door to door

Rough cost

About £855–£1,640 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 BES, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£390–£810
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		£855–£1,640

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

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