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plage de la Courance

Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

plage de la Courance 3 photos

  • Plage de la Courance, Saint-Marc-sur-Mer (Commune de Saint-Nazaire)

    Plage de la Courance, Saint-Marc-sur-Mer (Commune de Saint-Nazaire). Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • La plage de Mr Hulot - Saint Marc sur Mer

    La plage de Mr Hulot - Saint Marc sur Mer. JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • ST MARC SUR MER

    ST MARC SUR MER. patrick janicek from Courbevoie, France, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:07 pm
9 am
0.7
66 km/h41 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.4
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.3
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.3
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.6
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.5
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.9
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.7
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
1.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near plage de la Courance.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
14°C58°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
8251 km/hmph W
Gusts
10867 km/hmph
Waves
4.0 m13 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
95%
Sunset
7:07 pm
Today
0.7Poor9 am6641
0.9Poor10 am5635
1.1Poor11 am5031
1.4Poor12 pm4931
1.3Poor1 pm4830
1.3Poor2 pm4830
1.6Poor3 pm5132
1.5Poor4 pm4427
1.9Poor5 pm4327
1.7Poor6 pm4125
1.7Poor7 pm3421
Sat
2.2Poor9 am2516
2.7Poor10 am2113
2.7Poor11 am2012
2.2Poor12 pm2516
1.8Poor1 pm2817
0.7Poor2 pm3220
1.1Poor3 pm3522
1.1Poor4 pm3723
1.0Poor5 pm4025
1.1Poor6 pm4025
1.3Poor7 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, 1.2 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 150 m480 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms140 m470 ft away
  • Showers140 m470 ft away
  • Drinking water490 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m590 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground480 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m580 ftLa Courance
Nearest town
5.4 km3.4 miPornichet (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miAérodrome de La Baule-Escoublac (LBY)

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

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