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Minimes Beach

Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Minimes Beach 1 photo

  • Port des Minimes @ La Rochelle

    Port des Minimes @ La Rochelle. Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 7:04 pm
9 am
1.1
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.6
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.3
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.6
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.9
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.1
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
1.4
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 Minimes Beach.

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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°C62°F
Wind
5132 km/hmph W
Gusts
8854 km/hmph
Waves
3.5 m11 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
84%
Sunset
7:04 pm
Today
1.1Poor9 am5031
1.6Poor10 am6138
1.3Poor11 am4729
1.2Poor12 pm4830
1.6Poor1 pm4930
1.1Poor2 pm4830
1.0Poor3 pm4327
0.9Poor4 pm4830
1.0Poor5 pm4528
1.1Poor6 pm4930
1.4Poor7 pm4428
Sat
3.0Poor9 am1912
3.0Poor10 am2013
2.7Poor11 am2515
2.3Poor12 pm2918
2.3Poor1 pm2516
2.4Poor2 pm2214
2.1Poor3 pm2516
1.7Poor4 pm3421
1.5Poor5 pm3622
1.5Poor6 pm4025
1.6Poor7 pm4025
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 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 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.

  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 54 km/h34 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 16%
  • Tue5.6 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 32%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms120 m380 ft away
  • Showers30 m90 ft away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink28 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals5 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • Wheelchair accessYes
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
200 m650 ft
Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miLa Rochelle (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miAéroport de La Rochelle - Île de Ré (LRH)

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

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