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Plage de la Grande-Conche

Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Plage de la Grande-Conche 1 photo

  • Beach of Royan in winter. Charente-Maritime (17), Poitou-Charentes, France, Europe.

    Beach of Royan in winter. Charente-Maritime (17), Poitou-Charentes, France, Europe.. Salix, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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

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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.

About Plage de la Grande-Conche

Plage de la Grande-Conche is a beach located in Royan, Charente-Maritime, France. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby drinking water facility and a lifeguard station at the beach. The nearest town is Royan, 1,375 meters away, and the closest airport is Aérodrome de Royan-Médis, 4 kilometers away.

Translated from French Wikipedia

The Grande-Conche beach is a fine sand beach located in the communes of Royan and Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, in Charente-Maritime, on the right bank of the mouth of the Gironde estuary, immediately near the Atlantic Ocean. About 2,600 meters long, it is covered with extremely fine sand, around 180 µm in grain size. Its formation seems to have occurred about 8,000 years ago.

The small part located in the commune of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is also called Vallières beach.

Machine translation into English of the lead of “Plage de la Grande-Conche” on French Wikipedia (authors, revision used). The translation is machine-made and may contain errors; the text may have been shortened. This translation is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, like the original. Retrieved Oct 23, 2026. Read the original in French · Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 390 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms130 m430 ft away
  • Showers360 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water110 m350 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink21 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground480 m0.3 mi awaySquare Yves Delmas

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
90 m300 ftParadou
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miRoyan (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAérodrome de Royan-Médis (RYN)

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

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