Surf-Forecast | La Torchere Surf Guide

La Torchere Surf Guide

La Torchere in Gironde is an exposed beach break that has very consistent surf and works all around the year. Ideal winds are from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips and locals.

La Torchere Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	very consistent	22.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing La Torchere:

The best conditions reported for surf at La Torchere occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf La Torchere (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing La Torchere with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in October while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

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

blown out

49%

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).

Explore La Torchere Location Map

Interactive La Torchere 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 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

La Torchere Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 16:01 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 20			Sun
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at La Torchere

Current tide and informaton

For Arcachon, 6 km from La Torchere.

Next High Water: 09:55pm | 3.55m

Next Low Water: 04:03am | 0.6m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

La Torchere Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 24.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (22.6 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 22.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite