Saint-Palais-sur-Mer – Grande Côte surf forecast, webcam & sea temperature
Updated 12 Oct, 14:00 UTC
Current conditions
Right now at Saint-Palais-sur-Mer – Grande Côte: 6 kts SW, gusts 11, 1.1 m waves, water 19 °C — good surfing waves.
7-day forecast
| Mon 12 | Tue 13 | Wed 14 | Thu 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | |
| Wind | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Gusts | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Temperature | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
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Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Saint-Palais-sur-Mer
- Water: Sea
- Sports: Surf
- Best wind directions: ENEEESESESSE
The open ocean beach north of Royan, facing west into whatever the Bay of Biscay sends. More consistent than the sheltered Royan coves but a lot less forgiving, with a shorebreak that gets square at low tide. Popular with surf schools in summer and effectively empty from October. Watch the tide: the beach shrinks to almost nothing on a big spring high.
Saint-Palais-sur-Mer – Grande Côte sea temperature
Today: 19 °C
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Monthly mean sea surface temperature, 2023–2025.
Saint-Palais-sur-Mer – Grande Côte weather by month
Biggest average waves: January, February and March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg wind (kts) | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Days ≥12 kts | 39% | 27% | 31% | 32% | 25% | 9% | 15% | 13% | 22% | 29% | 33% | 26% |
| Waves (m) | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Air high (°C) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
| Water (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Model averages, 2023–2025 (Open-Meteo). Wind is the daytime mean, 08:00–20:00; a day counts when it has 3 or more daytime hours at 12 knots or above.
Saint-Palais-sur-Mer – Grande Côte FAQ
- Is there a beach webcam at Saint-Palais-sur-Mer – Grande Côte?
- Yes. The live beach webcam for Saint-Palais-sur-Mer – Grande Côte is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
- What is the sea temperature at Saint-Palais-sur-Mer – Grande Côte?
- Today the water is 19 °C. Over the year it runs from 9 °C in January to 23 °C in August (2023–2025 average).
- When is the best time to surf at Saint-Palais-sur-Mer – Grande Côte?
- January, February and March have the biggest average waves, on the 2023–2025 average.
- What wind direction works at Saint-Palais-sur-Mer – Grande Côte?
- It works best in ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE winds.
