La Faute-sur-Mer

La Faute-sur-Mer is a WSW-facing beach break in Pays de la Loire, France. It picks up swell from WSW to WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 79% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the ENE: light winds or ENE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

WSW (249°)

Best swell

WSW to WNW (246°–290°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

WSW to WNW (246° to 295°)

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

2