Saintes Maries Surf Guide

Saintes Maries in Provence is a fairly exposed beach break. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Saintes Maries Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
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18.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Saintes Maries:

The best conditions reported for surf at Saintes Maries occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Explore Saintes Maries Location Map

Interactive Saintes Maries 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 Saintes Maries is Garons (Nimes) Airport (FNI) in France, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Saintes Maries is Mediterranee (Montpellier) Airport (MPL), also in France, 40 km (25 miles) away.

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Saintes Maries Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 20:54 Local Time
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5PM8PM11PM2AM
Wave (m)
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
Period (s) - - 5 5
Wind (km/h)
20
25
20
20
Wind State cross cross-
off
cross-
off
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off

Swell History at Saintes Maries

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

Wind History at Saintes Maries

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


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