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Today at Plage Sud: Epic! for kite foiling — 95/100 for expert level. Wind 9 kn W · Tide -1.4 to 0.5 m. Best window around 05:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage Sud: flat with moderate onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 18°C / 64°F.
Forecast updated · ShorSense™
Today plus the next two days are free for everyone — scored in 3-hour windows, just like the app. The full 8-day forecast lives in the 4Shor app.
Satellite-derived bathymetry with 10 m pixels and 10 cm vertical resolution out to ~40 m depth. The shape of the seabed is what determines where and how waves break.
Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A sheltered sandy cove beach with a gentle slope, protected from wind and swell, making it a calm, flatwater swimming beach rather than a surf or kite venue. Canoe and kayak rentals are available in summer. Rocks may be exposed at low tide nearby, and the tidal range is significant, so high tide gives the best swimming depth. Dogs are banned 1 April to 31 October. Lifeguards supervise daily in summer, with hours tide-dependent.
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Plage Sud scores 30/100 today for surfing at intermediate level — Poor. Wind 9 kn W · Tide -1.4 to 0.5 m. Scores are updated hourly by 4Shor ShorSense™.
Wind at Plage Sud today: 9 kn W (gusting 18 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Plage Sud today: 0.1 m, 15 s period from NW, flat character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Plage Sud scores 98/100 today for kite foiling — Epic!. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Plage Sud is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Plage Sud is a coastal location near Fouras in France. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Plage Sud, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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