Bananier
Surf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
16Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: too small (2 ft swell at 5 s)
Tue 3 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- E 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- SW 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- SW 8 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 227, poor
- Tue 323, too small
- Wed 425, too small
- Thu 514, too small
- Fri 612, too small
- Sat 711, too small
- Sun 85, too small
- Mon 96, too small
- Tue 106, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 27, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 36kJ | wind from the east, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the east, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the south, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft7 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:53 +0.2 mLow 09:05 −0.1 mHigh 16:51 +0.1 mLow 21:10 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:43 +0.1 mLow 10:14 −0.1 mHigh 17:20 +0.1 mLow 22:56 +0.0 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:34 +0.1 mLow 11:14 −0.1 mHigh 17:47 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Bananier
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (126°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (306°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Le Moule. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,080–US$1,980 each
about US$1,080–US$1,980 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to PTP, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$301–US$630 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$114–US$188 |
| Total | about US$1,080–US$1,980 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Le Moule
about 1h 25m by car · 9 places to stay
About Le Moule its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Le Moule, 46 km (about 1h 25m by car)
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 13h 25m
About 13h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PTP, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 50 min by road
Flights MDW → PTP on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.