Ile de Re – Le Gouyot Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Charente Maritime, France)

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Ile de Re - Le Gouyot Surf Guide

Ile de Re - Le Gouyot in Charente Maritime is an exposed reef break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Ile de Re - Le Gouyot Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	inconsistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ile de Re - Le Gouyot:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ile de Re - Le Gouyot occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ile de Re - Le Gouyot (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Ile de Re - Le Gouyot with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 40% of the time in March while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 8% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

40%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

52%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Ile de Re - Le Gouyot surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Ile de Re - Le Gouyot is St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO) in France, 44 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ile de Re - Le Gouyot is Les Ajoncs (La Roche-sur-yon) Airport (EDM), also in France, 59 km (37 miles) away.

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Ile de Re - Le Gouyot Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 06:20 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	10	10	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Ile de Re - Le Gouyot

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For Ile de Re - Le Gouyot, 0 km from Ile de Re - Le Gouyot.

Next High Water: 06:54am | 3.82m

Next Low Water: 01:44pm | 0.69m

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Ile de Re - Le Gouyot Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.8 °C) at Ile de Re - Le Gouyot is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.