Surf forecast · France · Gironde
Surf forecast Montalivet today
Waves, swell and wind at Montalivet (Gironde, France) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Big onshore.
Montalivet surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Big Best window 17:00–18:00: big, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 3.4 m · 10 s ↑W | 2.7 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 56–71 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 12:00 | 3.5 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 3.2 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 32–71 km/h ↑NNW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 3.3 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 3.3 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 24–32 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Good Best window 15:00–18:00: good, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.3 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 2.3 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 23–28 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 2.2 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 2.2 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 15–29 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 2.1 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 2.1 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 13–20 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Good Best window 08:00–11:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.6 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 1.6 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 7–14 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.7 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 1.6 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 13–29 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.9 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 1.9 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 13–35 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
Wednesday 28 October
Good Best window 09:00–12:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.4 m · 12 s ↑WNW | 2.4 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 2–2 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 12:00 | 2.4 m · 12 s ↑WNW | 2.4 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 7–18 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 15:00 | 2.3 m · 12 s ↑WNW | 2.3 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 8–20 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sun 02:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Montalivet
Open the waves map centred on Montalivet
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Montalivet
Water temperature in Royan · Tides in Royan · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Montalivet today?
- Big: waves 3.2 m at 10 s from W, swell 2.7 m · 9 s WNW (Sun 02:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Montalivet?
- Wind 50 km/h from WSW: onshore for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Montalivet today?
- 17:00–18:00 (big, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Montalivet?
- 15.9 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Soulac-sur-Mer 15 km · Lacanau 42 km · Cap Ferret 82 km · Biscarrosse 105 km · Mimizan 131 km · Les Sables-d'Olonne 131 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Montalivet, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.