Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Vendee, France)

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Les Dunes Surf Guide

Les Dunes in Cote De Lumiere is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of .

Les Dunes Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Les Dunes:

The best conditions reported for surf at Les Dunes occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Les Dunes 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 37% of the time in March while 56% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

37%

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

blown out

56%

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 Les Dunes Location Map

Interactive Les Dunes 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 Les Dunes is Les Ajoncs (La Roche-sur-yon) Airport (EDM) in France, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Les Dunes is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), also in France, 68 km (42 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.

Les Dunes Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 17:34 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07			Fri
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	8	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Les Dunes look like?

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Tides at Les Dunes

Current tide and informaton

For Olonne-sur-Mer, 5 km from Les Dunes.

Next High Water: 08:30pm | 3.41m

Next Low Water: 03:31am | 1.18m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Les Dunes Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.8 °C) at Les Dunes is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite