Ile d'Oleron – Grand Village Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Charente Maritime, France)

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Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village break guide

Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village Surf Guide

Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village in Charente Maritime is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for - Pollution.

Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village 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 38% of the time in October while 51% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 11% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

38%

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

blown out

51%

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

too small

11%

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

Explore Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village Location Map

Interactive Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village 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 d'Oleron - Grand Village is St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO) in France, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village is Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN), also in France, 33 km (20 miles) away.

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Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 08:34 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	5	6	4	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village

Current tide and informaton

For Ile d'Oleron - La Cotiniere, 9 km from Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village.

Next High Water: 07:38pm | 3.74m

Next Low Water: 02:20pm | 0.93m

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Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.8 °C) at Ile d'Oleron - Grand Village 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 (8.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

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