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plage de Pontaillac

Metropolitan France, France

Today’s timelapse
Royan: Pontaillac - Carrelets

plage de Pontaillac 8 photos

  • Plage de Pontaillac

    Plage de Pontaillac. Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Couché de soleil Pontaillac plage

    Couché de soleil Pontaillac plage. Desagraikmorts, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Royan plage pontaillac

    Royan plage pontaillac. Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Plage et casino de Royan-Pontaillac - panoramio

    Plage et casino de Royan-Pontaillac - panoramio. FrenchCobber, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Conche de Pontaillac

    Conche de Pontaillac. Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Carrelets de la Conche de Pontaillac (13)

    Carrelets de la Conche de Pontaillac (13). Jean-Pierre Bazard Jpbazard, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Royan pont cas

    Royan pont cas. Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • BR 241 4241 - ROYAN-PONTAILLAC - Les Chalets - L'Arrivée du Tramway

    BR 241 4241 - ROYAN-PONTAILLAC - Les Chalets - L'Arrivée du Tramway. Scanné par Claude_villetaneuse, Public domain. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:05 pm
9 am
1.6
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.6
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.0
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.0
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.4
60 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
60 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.9
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.8
60 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.0
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
1.2
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor

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
17°C63°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph W
Gusts
8452 km/hmph
Waves
3.2 m10 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
94%
Sunset
7:05 pm
Today
1.6Poor9 am4427
1.6Poor10 am5333
1.0Poor11 am5031
1.0Poor12 pm5635
1.4Poor1 pm6037
1.1Poor2 pm5836
0.9Poor3 pm6037
0.9Poor4 pm4327
0.8Poor5 pm6038
1.0Poor6 pm4629
1.2Poor7 pm4327
Sat
2.4Poor9 am2415
2.5Poor10 am2616
2.4Poor11 am3018
2.4Poor12 pm2817
2.3Poor1 pm2717
2.3Poor2 pm2516
2.3Poor3 pm2214
1.9Poor4 pm3421
1.9Poor5 pm3421
1.8Poor6 pm3623
1.8Poor7 pm3522
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -1.8 m. High at 3 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.2 m. High at 3 am, 1.3 mLow 9 am, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.4 m4 ftLow 9 pm, -2.2 m7 ftHigh 3 am, 1.3 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.4 m4 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.2 m7 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.

  • Sun3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h33 mph, rain 93%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 13%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 9%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms200 m640 ft away
  • Showers140 m460 ft away
  • Parking12 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m680 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miL'échappée Belle

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
200 m640 ftPontaillac
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miRoyan (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miAérodrome de Royan-Médis (RYN)

Nearby places

  • L'échappée BelleRental
    390 m0.2 mi

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

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