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Today at Plage ouest de Sainte Marie: Good for kayaking — 79/100 for expert level. Wind 11 kn SW · Tide -0.5 to -0.2 m. Best window around 04:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage ouest de Sainte Marie: 0.7m waves with light cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the afternoon, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 21°C / 69°F.
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Plage ouest de Sainte Marie faces S. For kayaking how much swell and wind that aspect keeps out matters more than the open-water forecast.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 11 kn. At that strength expect a textured surface for kayaking, and the shelter of the bay to matter more than the forecast number.
Over the published window Plage ouest de Sainte Marie clears 60/100 for kayaking at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 9 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Plage ouest de Sainte Marie ranks 8th for kayaking. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A compact, south-facing sandy beach with a fine bottom and no rock or reef, forming a beach break with left- and right-hand waves that works across the full tide but rarely reaches high quality, best activated by south-easterly wind, suited to wave kitesurfing and strapless surfing. Kitesurfing is restricted to this designated launch zone, banned elsewhere in the municipality. Dogs are permitted here in the bathing season. No lifeguard post is documented.
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Wind at Plage ouest de Sainte Marie today: 11 kn SW (gusting 49 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kayaking 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 ouest de Sainte Marie today: 0.7 m, 7 s period from SE, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for kayaking at Plage ouest de Sainte Marie today is around 11:00 UTC, when conditions score 75/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Plage ouest de Sainte Marie scores 66/100 today for surfing — Good. 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 ouest de Sainte Marie 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 ouest de Sainte Marie is a coastal location near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 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 ouest de Sainte Marie, 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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