Plage du Petit Bec
La Rochelle · France
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Plage du Petit Bec is a SW-facing sand beach on the France shoreline — it catches SE–W swell, and offshore N–NE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at Plage du Petit Bec
Updated 12:16 spot time
Plage du Petit Bec surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 0.9 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 1.0 m WNW swell at 9.2 s. Wind up to 15 km/h SW. Water 20°C. Best surf window around 05:00 — good (3.5/5) with 5 km/h SSE wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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