Les Mouettes
Vendée · France
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Les Mouettes is a SW-facing sand beach on the France shoreline, opening onto the Cantabrian Sea — it catches SE–W swell, and offshore N–NE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at Les Mouettes
Updated 02:58 spot time
Les Mouettes surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 2.0 m–2.5 m double overhead+, 2.0 m WSW swell at 7.75 s. Wind up to 31 km/h WNW. Water 19°C. Best surf window around 04:00 — good (4/5) with 26 km/h W wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~16.9°C (62.4°F) on average
Jan
10.5°C
50.9°F · 8.7–13°C
Feb
9.6°C
49.3°F · 8.7–10.9°C
Mar
10.1°C
50.2°F · 8.4–11.7°C
Apr
12.1°C
53.8°F · 10.7–15.5°C
May
14.7°C
58.5°F · 12.1–18.3°C
Jun
17°C
62.6°F · 14.6–19.1°C
Jul
19°C
66.2°F · 16.2–22°C
Aug
19.3°C
66.7°F · 17.3–23°C
Sep
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16.3–20.2°C
Oct
16.9°C
62.4°F · 15.5–20.7°C
Nov
14.3°C
57.7°F · 11.8–17.1°C
Dec
11.9°C
53.4°F · 9.9–13.7°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–W
Best wind
N–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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