Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Les Dunes in Cote De Lumiere is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of .

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Overall Les Dunes 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Les Dunes:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Plage Des Granges	2 mi
Second closest break	Sauveterre	2 mi
Third closest break	L'Aubraie	4 mi
Fourth closest break	La Baie Des Sables	6 mi
Fifth closest break	La Sauzaie	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Les Dunes:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	179 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	236 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	278 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	313 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	321 mi
Tide stations nearest to Les Dunes:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	181 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	181 mi
Third closest tide station	Weymouth, England	281 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Weymouth, England	281 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Devonport, England	284 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Les Dunes:
Closest ski area	Chastreix-Sancy (France)	232 mi
Second closest ski area	Le Mont-Dore (France)	234 mi
Third closest ski area	Besse Super Besse (France)	239 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Le Lioran (France)	249 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	251 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Les Dunes:
Closest city location	Olonne-sur-Mer (France)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Bretignolles-sur-Mer (France)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Les Sables-d'Olonne (France)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Vaire (France)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Saint-Mathurin (France)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Les Dunes is Les Ajoncs (La Roche-sur-yon) Airport (EDM) in France, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Les Dunes is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), also in France, 68 km (42 miles) away.
• Third is Montoir (St.-nazaire) Airport (SNR) in France, 87 km (54 miles) away.
• Le Pontreau (Cholet) Airport (CET) in France is 94 km (58 miles) away.
• St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Les Dunes and is 100 km (62 miles) away.