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el Forat

Metropolitan France, France

el Forat 3 photos

  • Fort Oullastrell

    Fort Oullastrell. Alan Mattingly, CC0. Source

  • Anse de Paulilles

    Anse de Paulilles. Alan Mattingly, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Cap Béar-Pyrénées Orientales-Frankreich

    Cap Béar-Pyrénées Orientales-Frankreich. Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
9 am
7.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
4.5
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
36 km/h22 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
7.8Great9 am159
4.5Fair10 am2315
5.7Good11 am3019
6.3Good12 pm3522
6.5Good1 pm3622
6.6Good2 pm3321
6.6Good3 pm3119
6.9Good4 pm2717
6.9Good5 pm2616
6.9Good6 pm2314
Sat
5.0Fair9 am127
5.1Fair10 am117
5.1Fair11 am149
5.1Fair12 pm1710
5.3Fair1 pm1610
5.4Fair2 pm1710
5.4Fair3 pm1811
5.8Good4 pm117
5.9Good5 pm85
5.9Good6 pm63
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, -0.5 m. Low at 2 am, -0.6 m. High at 7 am, -0.5 mLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, -0.5 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, -0.5 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, -0.5 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 720 m0.4 mi
  • Picnic tables50 m160 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
790 m0.5 miPaulilles RD 914
Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miBanyuls-sur-Mer (village)
Nearest airport
34 km21 miAéroport de Perpignan - Rivesaltes Méditerranée (PGF)

Nearby places

  • Sole MioFood and drink
    840 m0.5 mi
  • Les Clos de PaulillesFood and drink
    970 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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