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135 surf spots in France

The seasonality and ranking below cover only the spots where this sport is practised. All spots in France

When to ride

2024-2025 average
Rideable days per month, averaged over the 2024-2025 readings, spot by spot. Regions are ordered by number of spots; the grey figure is that count. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Region J F M A M J J A S O N D
Nouvelle-Aquitaine 33 16 16 20 22 28 26 28 26 22 17 14 13
Bretagne 31 17 19 21 23 24 26 28 26 23 20 18 19
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 24 14 14 19 18 20 19 19 18 18 15 12 12
Pays de la Loire 15 17 17 17 21 23 26 27 24 21 16 17 15
Occitanie 14 15 17 24 24 25 26 26 25 24 18 18 17
Corse 5 12 8 13 12 12 10 8 8 14 10 10 8
Hauts-de-France 5 21 20 19 22 23 24 27 26 23 20 20 21
Normandie 5 14 14 14 18 21 25 26 23 21 15 15 14

The windiest spots

2024-2025 average
Spot Region Rideable days
Plage Napoleon Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 340 d/yr
Plage du Dossen à Santec Bretagne 334 d/yr
La Palud Bretagne 330 d/yr
PORS CARN Penmarch Bretagne 323 d/yr
Treompan Bretagne 321 d/yr
Ile Molène Le Sillon Bretagne 316 d/yr
Richelieu Occitanie 313 d/yr
Les 3 colonnes - Le Barcarès Occitanie 312 d/yr
Pointe Rouge Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 311 d/yr
Leucate-Plage Occitanie 306 d/yr

Average rideable days per year, computed from 2024-2025 readings. A day counts as rideable when it has at least two consecutive hours of wind at 7 knots or more, blowing from a direction that works for the spot.

All spots

135 spots

Sports, by number of spots