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La Grande Plage

Metropolitan France, France

La Grande Plage 1 photo

  • Fort Boyard vu depuis la Grande Plage sur l'Île d'Aix (Charente-Maritime en France).

    Fort Boyard vu depuis la Grande Plage sur l'Île d'Aix (Charente-Maritime en France).. Tux-Man, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:04 pm
9 am
1.3
51 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.2
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.2
57 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.6
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.3
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.3
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.4
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
1.7
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near La Grande Plage.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
17°C62°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
4729 km/hmph W
Gusts
8452 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
97%
Sunset
7:04 pm
Today
1.3Poor9 am5131
1.2Poor10 am5031
1.2Poor11 am5736
1.2Poor12 pm5433
1.6Poor1 pm4830
1.3Poor2 pm5333
1.2Poor3 pm4628
1.1Poor4 pm4830
1.3Poor5 pm4930
1.4Poor6 pm5031
1.7Poor7 pm4830
Sat
3.1Poor9 am1710
3.1Poor10 am2012
3.3Poor11 am1710
3.2Poor12 pm1811
3.0Poor1 pm1811
3.0Poor2 pm1610
2.9Poor3 pm1711
2.5Poor4 pm2515
2.3Poor5 pm2616
1.9Poor6 pm2818
2.1Poor7 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -2.0 m. High at 3 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.5 m. High at 3 am, 1.3 mLow 9 am, -2.0 m7 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 9 pm, -2.5 m8 ftHigh 3 am, 1.3 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 9 am, -2.0 m7 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.5 m8 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.3 m4 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.

  • Sun5.7 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 91%
  • Mon6.1 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 16%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms170 m570 ft away
  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 200 m670 ft
  • Picnic tables240 m790 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
610 m0.4 miÎle-d'Aix (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miAéroport de La Rochelle - Île de Ré (LRH)

Nearby places

  • Isola NostraFrench
    200 m670 ft
  • Le PressoirFrench
    230 m760 ft
  • Les PaillottesFood and drink
    350 m0.2 mi
  • Chez FranckSeafood
    480 m0.3 mi
  • Aix’ PressFood and drink
    620 m0.4 mi

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

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