Check the Beach

Plage de Petit Piquey

Metropolitan France, France

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 7:07 pm
9 am
1.2
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.5
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.9
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
0.8
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Plage de Petit Piquey.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
16°C61°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
4628 km/hmph W
Gusts
7546 km/hmph
Waves
5.1 m17 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
68%
Sunset
7:07 pm
Today
1.2Poor9 am4729
0.9Poor10 am4930
0.8Poor11 am4729
0.8Poor12 pm5937
1.1Poor1 pm4327
1.1Poor2 pm4125
1.1Poor3 pm4025
0.5Poor4 pm3220
0.9Poor5 pm4025
0.9Poor6 pm2817
0.8Poor7 pm4428
Sat
2.3Poor9 am138
2.1Poor10 am1711
2.4Poor11 am1710
2.3Poor12 pm2113
1.9Poor1 pm2314
2.0Poor2 pm2314
2.3Poor3 pm2214
1.8Poor4 pm2213
1.6Poor5 pm2616
1.9Poor6 pm2616
1.9Poor7 pm3019
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -1.6 m. High at 3 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 9 pm, -1.9 m. High at 3 am, 1.0 mLow 9 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 9 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 3 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.0 m3 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.

  • Sun2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 84%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 13%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms290 m950 ft away
  • Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m770 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 240 m780 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
240 m780 ftLe Petit Piquey
Nearest town
7.1 km4.4 miArcachon (town)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miAéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac (BOD)

Nearby places

  • La CasaTapas
    270 m880 ft
  • Georgette CaféFood and drink
    310 m0.2 mi
  • Poké PokéHawaiian
    360 m0.2 mi

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

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