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Today at Plage de Saint-Clair: Okay for surfing — 64/100 for intermediate level. Wind 12 kn SE · Waves 1.5 m, 5 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.2 m. Best window around 18:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage de Saint-Clair: 1.5m waves with moderate onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the afternoon, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 22°C / 72°F.
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Plage de Saint-Clair faces SE, away from the prevailing Atlantic swell. For surfing that means it needs a specific direction to work rather than picking up the everyday groundswell, so it is a spot to check rather than assume.
Today's wind is onshore at 12 kn. Onshore is the awkward one for surfing: it adds chop and pushes the wave over before it can stand up.
Over the published window Plage de Saint-Clair clears 60/100 for surfing at Beginner, Intermediate levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Plage de Saint-Clair ranks 13th 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 sheltered, family-oriented sandy bay roughly 400–500 m long, ESE-facing, with a gently shelving sand bottom and clear water — suited to swimming, SUP, and snorkelling around an offshore rocky outcrop, with windsurfing on easterly wind days. Dogs are banned April 1–October 30. Motorised craft are limited to 5 knots within 300 m. Municipal lifeguards cover the beach mid-May to late September, extending to 10:30–18:30 in July–August.
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Wind at Plage de Saint-Clair today: 12 kn SE (gusting 37 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 de Saint-Clair today: 1.5 m, 5 s period from E, crumbling 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 de Saint-Clair today is around 18:00 UTC, when conditions score 64/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Plage de Saint-Clair scores 32/100 today for surfing — Poor. 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 de Saint-Clair 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 de Saint-Clair is a coastal location near Le Lavandou 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 de Saint-Clair, 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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