Plage Valentin Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Loire Atlantique, France)

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Plage Valentin Surf Guide

Plage Valentin in Loire Atlantique is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer left-handers. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

Plage Valentin Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	15.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Plage Valentin:

The best conditions reported for surf at Plage Valentin occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Plage Valentin 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 36% of the time in March while 54% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

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

blown out

54%

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

too small

10%

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

Explore Plage Valentin Location Map

Interactive Plage Valentin 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 Plage Valentin is Montoir (St.-nazaire) Airport (SNR) in France, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Plage Valentin is Meucon (Vannes) Airport (VNE), also in France, 52 km (32 miles) away.

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Plage Valentin Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 08:43 Local Time

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

What does Plage Valentin look like?

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Tides at Plage Valentin

Current tide and informaton

For Le Pouliguen, 5 km from Plage Valentin.

Next High Water: 08:11pm | 4.07m

Next Low Water: 02:45pm | 1.21m

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Plage Valentin Sea Temperature

The Plage Valentin water temperature is rather cool (15.2 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

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