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Today at Plage Chef de Baie: Good for swimming — 77/100 for expert level. Wind 8 kn W · Tide -1.4 to 0.5 m. Best window around 01:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage Chef de Baie: 0.6m waves with moderate onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 18°C / 64°F.
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Plage Chef de Baie faces SW, open to the prevailing swell and wind. For swimming that is the hard direction: expect the surface to be workable only when the forecast genuinely drops, not on an average day.
Today's wind is cross-onshore at 8 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for swimming.
Over the published window Plage Chef de Baie clears 60/100 for swimming at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 10 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 30 scored spots within reach today, Plage Chef de Baie ranks 18th for swimming. 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 small municipal sandy beach behind La Rochelle's fishing and commerce ports, sheltered by a breakwater that tames Atlantic swell. Uniquely among the city's three beaches, it stays swimmable at low tide, though rocky margins make high tide easier for entry. It also works as a backup beach break needing large swell, with a kayak channel, a 5-knot speed limit, and lifeguard cover in July-August, 11:00-19:00. Port proximity brings water-quality sensitivity.
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Wind at Plage Chef de Baie today: 8 kn W (gusting 24 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects swimming 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 Chef de Baie today: 0.7 m, 15 s period from W, 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 swimming at Plage Chef de Baie today is around 00:00 UTC, when conditions score 73/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Plage Chef de Baie scores 72/100 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 Chef de Baie 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 Chef de Baie is a coastal location near Fief des Chênes 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 Chef de Baie, 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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