Saint-Palais-sur-Mer

Saint-Palais-sur-Mer is a WSW-facing beach break in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It picks up swell from WSW to NW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 72% 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 (243°)

Best swell

WSW to WNW (251°–284°), 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 NW (251.5° to 316°)

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

2