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Ile de Re / Phares des Baleines

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France, Le Gillieux, France
Coordinates: 46.2453, -1.5602
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Sometimes swell can be quite big, but normally the sea is fairly calm. Quite a smallish beach, shared with launch site for little yachts and other fishing boats dragged up onto the beach. At spring high tide, the beach disappears. The beach also has several segments created by large drain pipes or concrete walls running out into the sea. Luckily, not too many people here, if, go further up the beach where there's less obstructions. Quite regular winds, often only picks up after 18:00 in the afternoon. Warm summer. Spring, autumn and winter wetsuit needed. Surfable all year. Water: Chop, Smallwave, Mediumwave. Features: Shop, Parking. Rider ability: Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

13 kn

NW · gusts 15 kn

Waves

0.4 m

7s period

Swell

0.3 m

Tide

4.1 m

Rising

Updated 02/08/2026, 15:29:00

Forecast

Today's tides

Rising
  • 11:213.3 m LATLow tide
  • 17:287.3 m LATHigh tide
Sun 2Mon 3Tue 4Wed 5Thu 6Fri 7Sat 8N00:00NE06:00E12:00NW18:00NW00:00NW06:00SW12:00W18:00NW00:00W06:00SW12:00W18:00W00:00W06:00W12:00NW18:00NW00:00N06:00N12:00NW18:00N00:00NE06:00NE12:00NW18:00N00:00NE06:00NW12:00NW18:00
Wind scale
Max 30 kn
Max 1.5 m waves
Updated 02/08/2026, 15:29:00

Data: Open-Meteo

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Hazards

At spring high tide, the beach disappears.

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