L'Amelie Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

L'Amelie in Acquitaine is an exposed beach break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the east southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. It very rarely gets crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall L'Amelie Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see L'Amelie surf quality by season and L'Amelie surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to L'Amelie:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Le Gurp	3 mi
Second closest break	Soulac-sur-Mer	3 mi
Third closest break	Montalivet-les-Bains	6 mi
Fourth closest break	La Chambrette	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Le Verdon	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to L'Amelie:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	188 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	316 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	344 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	374 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	377 mi
Tide stations nearest to L'Amelie:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	260 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	260 mi
Third closest tide station	Weymouth, England	360 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Weymouth, England	360 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bournemouth, England	364 mi
Ski Resorts closest to L'Amelie:
Closest ski area	La Pierre Saint Martin (France)	174 mi
Second closest ski area	Gourette (France)	178 mi
Third closest ski area	Artouste (France)	182 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cauterets (France)	186 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Astun (Spain)	187 mi
Town and city forecasts close to L'Amelie:
Closest city location	Soulac-sur-Mer (France)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Meschers-sur-Gironde (France)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (France)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Royan (France)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Saint-Palais-sur-Mer (France)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to L'Amelie is Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN) in France, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to L'Amelie is St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO), also in France, 48 km (30 miles) away.
• Third is Chateaubernard (Cognac) Airport (CNG) in France, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Merignac (Bordeaux) Airport (BOD) in France is 80 km (50 miles) away.
• La Teste De Buch (Arcachon) Airport (XAC), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to L'Amelie and is 98 km (61 miles) away.