Le Racou Surf Guide

Le Racou in Languedoc-Roussillon is a quite exposed beach and reef break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the west. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the east southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights as well as reef breaks offering better lefts than rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Watch out for rocks, rips, crowds.

Le Racou Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef3inconsistent
17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Le Racou:

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

Explore Le Racou Location Map

Interactive Le Racou 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 Le Racou is Rivesaltes (Perpignan) Airport (PGF) in France, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Le Racou is Girona (Gerona) Airport (GRO) in Spain, 75 km (47 miles) away.

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Le Racou Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 15:56 Local Time
Tuesday 05Wed
5PM8PM11PM2AM
Wave (m)
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period (s) 6 5 5 5
Wind (km/h)
15
5
20
15
Wind State cross-
on
glass cross-
off
cross-
off

Swell History at Le Racou

Surf stats for Le Racou, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Le Racou

Wind stats for Le Racou, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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