Ile de Re – Petit Bec Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Charente Maritime, France)

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Ile de Re - Petit Bec Surf Guide

Ile de Re - Petit Bec in Charente Maritime is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. When it's working here, it can get crowded.

Ile de Re - Petit Bec Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ile de Re - Petit Bec:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ile de Re - Petit Bec occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Ile de Re - Petit Bec with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 9% of the time in August while 41% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 50% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

41%

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

too small

50%

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

Explore Ile de Re - Petit Bec Location Map

Interactive Ile de Re - Petit Bec 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 - Petit Bec is Les Ajoncs (La Roche-sur-yon) Airport (EDM) in France, 51 km (32 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ile de Re - Petit Bec is St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO), also in France, 58 km (36 miles) away.

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Ile de Re - Petit Bec Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 08:32 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
Period (s)	6	6	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass

Tides at Ile de Re - Petit Bec

Current tide and informaton

For Ile de Re - Le lizay, 0 km from Ile de Re - Petit Bec.

Next High Water: 07:47pm | 3.9m

Next Low Water: 02:28pm | 0.95m

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Ile de Re - Petit Bec Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.5 °C) at Ile de Re - Petit Bec is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (7.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

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