Le Sail Fish Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gironde, France)

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Le Sail Fish Surf Guide

Le Sail Fish in Gironde is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.

Le Sail Fish Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	18.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Le Sail Fish:

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

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What's the best time of year to surf Le Sail Fish (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Le Sail Fish 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 47% of the time in October while 47% 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

47%

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

blown out

47%

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 Le Sail Fish Location Map

Interactive Le Sail Fish 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 Sail Fish is La Teste De Buch (Arcachon) Airport (XAC) in France, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Le Sail Fish is Merignac (Bordeaux) Airport (BOD), also in France, 48 km (30 miles) away.

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Le Sail Fish Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 02:40 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	9	9	5	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	cross- on

What does Le Sail Fish look like?

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Tides at Le Sail Fish

Current tide and informaton

For Arcachon, 6 km from Le Sail Fish.

Next High Water: 07:52am | 3.1m

Next Low Water: 01:55pm | 0.91m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Le Sail Fish Sea Temperature

The Le Sail Fish water temperature is reasonably warm (18.4 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (10.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite