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lineup surf Varazze 09/11/2011 - Anton Puttemans

11:14 am 9 Nov 2011

evening surf, Playa de San Lorenzo

7:49 pm 22 Jul 2011


La Sauzaie ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 3.5
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 3.5

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(France – Vendee)

La Sauzaie photo

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Surf Break: La Sauzaie

Name: La Sauzaie
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: WSW Offshore Wind: NE

La Sauzaie in Cote De Lumiere is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest.. Best around high tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Hazards include rips, rocks,crowds.

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Overall La Sauzaie Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to La Sauzaie:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Saint Gilles Croix de Vie 4 mi
Second closest break Le Club 6 mi
Third closest break Plage Des Granges 6 mi
Fourth closest break Les Dunes 7 mi
Fifth closest break Sauveterre 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to La Sauzaie:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 180 mi
Second closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 229 mi
Third closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 273 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 306 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 316 mi

Tide stations nearest to La Sauzaie:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 175 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 175 mi
Third closest tide station Weymouth, England 275 mi
Fourth closest tide station Weymouth, England 275 mi
Fifth closest tide station Devonport, England 277 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to La Sauzaie:

Closest ski area Chastreix-Sancy (France) 237 mi
Second closest ski area Le Mont-Dore (France) 239 mi
Third closest ski area Besse Super Besse (France) 244 mi
Fourth closest ski area Le Lioran (France) 254 mi
Fifth closest ski area Lunada (Spain) 256 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to La Sauzaie:

Closest city location Givrand (France) 1 mi
Second closest city location Bretignolles-sur-Mer (France) 2 mi
Third closest city location Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (France) 2 mi
Fourth closest city location Le Fenouiller (France) 4 mi
Fifth closest city location Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez (France) 5 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to La Sauzaie is Les Ajoncs (La Roche-sur-yon) Airport (EDM) in France, 41 km (25 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to La Sauzaie is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), also in France, 60 km (37 miles) away.
  • Third is Montoir (St.-nazaire) Airport (SNR) in France, 76 km (47 miles) away.
  • Le Pontreau (Cholet) Airport (CET) in France is 92 km (57 miles) away.
  • St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to La Sauzaie and is 111 km (69 miles) away.
La Sauzaie break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for La Sauzaie, France - Vendee. Use the tab navigation above to view La Sauzaie sea temperature, La Sauzaie photographs, La Sauzaie detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, La Sauzaie webcams, current wind from France - Vendee live weather stations and La Sauzaie tide predictions. The France swell maps link will open up the big picture showing France and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from France wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around La Sauzaie.