Check the Beach

Plage de l'Eléphant

Metropolitan France, France

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:38 pm
8 am
5.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
2.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
22°C71°F
Wind
74 km/hmph N
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:38 pm
Today
5.6Good8 am53
5.5Good9 am63
5.0Fair10 am63
4.5Fair11 am53
2.9Poor12 pm64
2.9Poor1 pm149
3.8Poor2 pm74
4.2Fair3 pm127
5.4Fair4 pm106
5.7Good5 pm1510
7.7Great6 pm138
Sat
5.2Fair8 am138
5.2Fair9 am138
5.3Fair10 am128
5.3Fair11 am127
5.3Fair12 pm96
5.4Fair1 pm96
5.2Fair2 pm1610
4.6Fair3 pm2012
4.3Fair4 pm2214
4.3Fair5 pm2213
4.1Fair6 pm2515
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 7 pm, -0.3 m. Low at 2 am, -0.6 mLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -0.3 m1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.6 m2 ft

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

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m510 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 330 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
270 m890 ftLe Layet
Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miLe Lavandou (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miAéroport International Saint-Tropez - La Môle (LTT)

Nearby places

  • Chez JoeSeafood
    330 m0.2 mi
  • El CaminoFood and drink
    760 m0.5 mi
  • Le Grand BleuFood and drink
    900 m0.6 mi
  • Les SirènesPizza
    950 m0.6 mi
  • Le FolkisFood and drink
    960 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Plage de l'Eléphant.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%