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Surfing with a north wind

A north wind is offshore when it blows from land to sea: it smooths the face of the waves and holds them up slightly. This ranking only looks at each beach's orientation; local dunes, cliffs and headlands can shelter or funnel the wind, and only the day's forecast counts.

Offshore: 7 spots

Charente-Maritime

Saint-Palais — La Grande Côte — Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, facing SW
Ré — Les Grenettes — Sainte-Marie-de-Ré, facing SW

Vendée

Bud Bud — Longeville-sur-Mer, facing SW
Les Sables-d'Olonne — Tanchet — Les Sables-d'Olonne, facing SW
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie — Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, facing SW

Brittany

Guidel-Plages — Guidel, facing SW
Erdeven — Kerhillio — Erdeven, facing SW

Cross-offshore: 11 spots

La Côte Sauvage (La Coubre) · Vert-Bois · Sauveterre · La Sauzaie · Sainte-Barbe · Le Petit Minou · Fort-Bloqué · Trez Goarem · Pentrez-Plage · Hatainville · La Plage

For the other 61 spots this wind blows across the beach (27) or onshore from the sea (34): waves are messier, best kept for days with nothing better.

Careful: a strong offshore wind pushes you away from the shore and makes the way back hard, especially on a board or bodyboard; do not go out alone.

Other wind directions

north · north-east · east · south-east · south · south-west · west · north-west