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Today at Plage d'Etel: Excellent for surfing — 83/100 for beginner level. Wind 5 kn E · Waves 0.7 m, 13 s · Tide -1.1 to 0.2 m. Best window around 01:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage d'Etel: 0.4m waves with light cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the late morning, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 61°F.
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Plage d'Etel faces SW, straight into the prevailing Atlantic swell window — the reason it has waves at all, and the reason it is rarely flat.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 5 kn. Straight cross-shore sits between the two for surfing — the face stays rideable but the wall is less organised than on a clean offshore.
Over the published window Plage d'Etel clears 60/100 for surfing at Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Plage d'Etel ranks 5th for surfing. 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 long, wild, amenity-free SW-facing sandy beach on the west bank of an estuary mouth, with open Atlantic exposure but wave quality shaped by tide and wind. Strong tidal currents are a confirmed hazard, especially on ebbing spring tides; entry is safest near high water. Access is free but unsupervised - nearby beaches with lifeguard cover are recommended instead. Small-vessel navigation is restricted here during ebb tide and strong wind.
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Wind at Plage d'Etel today: 5 kn E (gusting 15 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 d'Etel today: 0.7 m, 13 s period from NE, closing 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 surfing at Plage d'Etel today is around 03:00 UTC, when conditions score 60/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Plage d'Etel scores 83/100 today for surfing — Excellent. 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 d'Etel 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 d'Etel is a coastal location near Magouër 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 d'Etel, 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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