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Plage de l'Espérance

Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Plage de l'Espérance 1 photo

  • Cabane à Carrelet

    Cabane à Carrelet. Petit Bleu Photos, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:04 pm
9 am
1.4
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.3
72 km/h44 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.3
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
62 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.3
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.2
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.2
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.3
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
2.2
51 km/h31 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°C62°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
5937 km/hmph W
Gusts
8050 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
96%
Sunset
7:04 pm
Today
1.4Poor9 am6138
1.3Poor10 am7244
1.3Poor11 am5735
1.2Poor12 pm6239
1.3Poor1 pm5232
1.2Poor2 pm5433
1.1Poor3 pm4327
1.1Poor4 pm5232
1.2Poor5 pm5132
1.3Poor6 pm5333
2.2Poor7 pm5131
Sat
3.1Poor9 am159
3.2Poor10 am1610
3.1Poor11 am2012
3.1Poor12 pm2012
2.9Poor1 pm2214
3.0Poor2 pm1811
2.9Poor3 pm1912
2.6Poor4 pm2515
2.3Poor5 pm2918
2.1Poor6 pm3320
1.9Poor7 pm3321
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -2.1 m. High at 3 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.6 m. High at 3 am, 1.3 mLow 9 am, -2.1 m7 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 9 pm, -2.6 m8 ftHigh 3 am, 1.3 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 9 am, -2.1 m7 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.6 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.

  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 92%
  • Mon6.1 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 17%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms50 m180 ft away
  • Parking13 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m610 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 870 m0.5 mi
  • Picnic tables200 m660 ft away
  • Playground70 m220 ft away
  • DogsNot allowed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
600 m0.4 miRigault de Genouilly
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miFouras (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAéroport de Rochefort - Charente-Maritime (RCO)

Nearby places

  • L'archipelFood and drink
    870 m0.5 mi
  • O'CarreletSeafood
    970 m0.6 mi

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

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