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La Torchere ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 5.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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La Torchere Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(France – Gironde)

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Name: La Torchere
Type: beach
Reliability: very consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: ESE

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Overall La Torchere Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to La Torchere:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Le Cimetiere 1 mi
Second closest break La Garonne 1 mi
Third closest break Le Sail Fish 2 mi
Fourth closest break Le petit Train 2 mi
Fifth closest break Cap Ferret 3 mi

Wave buoys nearest to La Torchere:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 187 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 349 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 369 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 399 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 400 mi

Tide stations nearest to La Torchere:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 314 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 314 mi
Third closest tide station Weymouth, England 414 mi
Fourth closest tide station Weymouth, England 414 mi
Fifth closest tide station Devonport, England 416 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to La Torchere:

Closest ski area La Pierre Saint Martin (France) 121 mi
Second closest ski area Gourette (France) 127 mi
Third closest ski area Artouste (France) 131 mi
Fourth closest ski area Astun (Spain) 134 mi
Fifth closest ski area Candanchu (Spain) 136 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to La Torchere:

Closest city location Arcachon (France) 4 mi
Second closest city location La Teste-de-Buch (France) 6 mi
Third closest city location Andernos-les-Bains (France) 9 mi
Fourth closest city location Ares (France) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location Gujan-Mestras (France) 10 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to La Torchere is La Teste De Buch (Arcachon) Airport (XAC) in France, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to La Torchere is Merignac (Bordeaux) Airport (BOD), also in France, 46 km (29 miles) away.
  • Third is Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN) in France, 108 km (67 miles) away.
  • Chateaubernard (Cognac) Airport (CNG) in France is 132 km (82 miles) away.
  • Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to La Torchere and is 136 km (84 miles) away.
La Torchere break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for La Torchere, France - Gironde. Use the tab navigation above to view La Torchere sea temperature, La Torchere photographs, La Torchere detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, La Torchere webcams, current wind from France - Gironde live weather stations and La Torchere 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 Torchere.