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pothleven 2011  22nov by photographer troy pointer, Porthleven

12:23 pm 22 Nov 2011

evening surf, Playa de San Lorenzo

7:49 pm 22 Jul 2011

Nauzan ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0

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Nauzan Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(France – Cote De Lumiere)

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Name: Nauzan
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: NE

Nauzan in Cote De Lumiere is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent 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 best swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks consists of rights.

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Overall Nauzan Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Nauzan:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Pontaillac 2 mi
Second closest break Le Verdon 5 mi
Third closest break St Georges de Didonne la Jetee 5 mi
Fourth closest break La Chambrette 6 mi
Fifth closest break Suzac 6 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Nauzan:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 193 mi
Second closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 306 mi
Third closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 333 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 376 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 378 mi

Tide stations nearest to Nauzan:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 250 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 250 mi
Third closest tide station Weymouth, England 349 mi
Fourth closest tide station Weymouth, England 349 mi
Fifth closest tide station Bournemouth, England 353 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Nauzan:

Closest ski area La Pierre Saint Martin (France) 185 mi
Second closest ski area Chastreix-Sancy (France) 186 mi
Third closest ski area Gourette (France) 188 mi
Fourth closest ski area Le Mont-Dore (France) 189 mi
Fifth closest ski area Artouste (France) 193 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Nauzan:

Closest city location Saint-Palais-sur-Mer (France) 1 mi
Second closest city location Royan (France) 2 mi
Third closest city location Vaux-sur-Mer (France) 2 mi
Fourth closest city location Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan (France) 4 mi
Fifth closest city location Breuillet (France) 4 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Nauzan is Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN) in France, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Nauzan is St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO), also in France, 29 km (18 miles) away.
  • Third is Chateaubernard (Cognac) Airport (CNG) in France, 60 km (37 miles) away.
  • Souche (Niort) Airport (NIT) in France is 92 km (57 miles) away.
  • Merignac (Bordeaux) Airport (BOD), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Nauzan and is 95 km (59 miles) away.
Nauzan break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Nauzan, France - Cote De Lumiere. Use the tab navigation above to view Nauzan sea temperature, Nauzan photographs, Nauzan detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Nauzan webcams, current wind from France - Cote De Lumiere live weather stations and Nauzan 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 Nauzan.