Check the Beach

Riez

Metropolitan France, France

Riez 5 photos

  • Plage Sion

    Plage Sion. Yann240b, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Plage de Sion

    Plage de Sion. Yann240b, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sion-sur-l'océan

    Sion-sur-l'océan. Noemiechess, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Mobeye-ÉtéDesVilles-Sion-sur-l'Océan-784

    Mobeye-ÉtéDesVilles-Sion-sur-l'Océan-784. Manu, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Saint Hilaire de Riez - panoramio

    Saint Hilaire de Riez - panoramio. pjacquet, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:06 pm
9 am
0.9
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.0
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.0
62 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.4
66 km/h41 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.9
63 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.3
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.5
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
1.2
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Riez.

Partner links

Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Sun, so a beachfront room still pays off.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
16°C61°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
4125 km/hmph W
Gusts
9357 km/hmph
Waves
5.8 m19 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
90%
Sunset
7:06 pm
Today
0.9Poor9 am5031
1.0Poor10 am5735
1.0Poor11 am6238
1.4Poor12 pm6641
0.9Poor1 pm6339
0.9Poor2 pm6138
0.9Poor3 pm5132
1.3Poor4 pm6138
1.0Poor5 pm6138
1.5Poor6 pm5937
1.2Poor7 pm5433
Sat
1.8Poor9 am3321
2.5Poor10 am2012
1.8Poor11 am2918
2.1Poor12 pm2012
1.6Poor1 pm2515
1.4Poor2 pm2717
1.2Poor3 pm2717
0.8Poor4 pm3723
0.9Poor5 pm4025
0.9Poor6 pm4427
1.1Poor7 pm4427
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, 1.1 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.3 m. High at 3 am, 1.1 mLow 9 am, -2.0 m6 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 9 pm, -2.3 m7 ftHigh 3 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 9 am, -2.0 m6 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.3 m7 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.1 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.

  • Sun5.6 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 25%
  • Tue4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m460 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 900 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables280 m930 ft away
  • Playground450 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.8 km1.8 miSaint-Hilaire-de-Riez (town)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miAérodrome de l'Île-d'Yeu (IDY)

Nearby places

  • Café de la ForêtFood and drink
    900 m0.6 mi
  • Café de la PlageFrench
    990 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches