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plage de la Baule

Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

plage de la Baule 1 photo

  • Plage de La Baule / Pornichet

    Plage de La Baule / Pornichet. Gilles Guillamot, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:07 pm
9 am
0.7
74 km/h46 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
70 km/h43 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
62 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.5
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.3
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.5
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.1
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.9
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
1.7
43 km/h26 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
15°C58°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
6037 km/hmph W
Gusts
10565 km/hmph
Waves
4.0 m13 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
95%
Sunset
7:07 pm
Today
0.7Poor9 am7446
0.9Poor10 am7043
1.1Poor11 am6239
1.5Poor12 pm6138
1.2Poor1 pm5836
1.3Poor2 pm5836
1.2Poor3 pm5735
1.5Poor4 pm5333
2.1Poor5 pm5333
1.9Poor6 pm5031
1.7Poor7 pm4326
Sat
1.9Poor9 am3119
2.5Poor10 am2515
2.6Poor11 am2214
2.1Poor12 pm2717
1.7Poor1 pm3018
0.7Poor2 pm3421
1.2Poor3 pm3824
1.1Poor4 pm4125
1.0Poor5 pm4427
1.1Poor6 pm4428
1.4Poor7 pm4830
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, 1.2 m. Low at 9 pm, -2.3 m. High at 3 am, 1.2 mLow 9 am, -2.0 m7 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 9 pm, -2.3 m8 ftHigh 3 am, 1.2 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 9 am, -2.0 m7 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -2.3 m8 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.2 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.

  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 92%
  • Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 27%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 170 m560 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms140 m450 ft away
  • Showers500 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink40 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 miGare de Pornichet

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
140 m460 ftL'Océan - Casino de Pornichet
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miPornichet (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miAérodrome de La Baule-Escoublac (LBY)

Nearby places

  • Gare de PornichetRental
    370 m0.2 mi
  • Mairie annexe du GuézyRental
    450 m0.3 mi

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

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