Is it worth the trip?
46Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 9 ft swell at 11 s
Mon 2 · 73 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft11 sslab
- Energy
- 1,784kJ
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Tue 3 · 55 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 sslab
- Energy
- 791kJ
- Wind
- SSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 sslab
- Energy
- 768kJ
- Wind
- WSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft11 sslab
- Energy
- 2,016kJ
- Wind
- SSW 16 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Fri 6 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft10 sslab
- Energy
- 1,800kJ
- Wind
- SE 17 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 sslab
- Energy
- 644kJ
- Wind
- SSE 20 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 sslab
- Energy
- 634kJ
- Wind
- S 13 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 149, fair
- Mon 273, good
- Tue 355, fair
- Wed 445, fair
- Thu 525, poor
- Fri 637, poor
- Sat 715, poor
- Sun 817, too small
- Mon 960, good
- Tue 1075, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 3–20 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
french point does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 49, fair | 8 ft11 sslab10 ft at break (est.) | 1,231kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 15°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 73, good | 9 ft11 sslab12 ft at break (est.) | 1,784kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 55, fair | 6 ft10 sslab9 ft at break (est.) | 791kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 45, fair | 7 ft9 sslab9 ft at break (est.) | 768kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 25, poor | 9 ft11 sslab12 ft at break (est.) | 2,016kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 15°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 37, poor | 10 ft10 sslab12 ft at break (est.) | 1,800kJ | wind from the south-east, 17 knots | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 15, poor | 6 ft10 sslab8 ft at break (est.) | 644kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 17, too small | 5 ft11 sslab8 ft at break (est.) | 634kJ | wind from the south, 13 knots | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 60, good | 7 ft12 sslab10 ft at break (est.) | 1,204kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | 9 ft12 sslab12 ft at break (est.) | 2,098kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 16°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
- Sun 1 NovHigh 03:41 +0.5 mLow 11:09 −0.4 mHigh 16:59 +0.0 mLow 21:53 −0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:52 +0.5 mLow 12:21 −0.4 mHigh 18:30 +0.1 mLow 23:34 −0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:12 +0.4 mLow 13:24 −0.4 mHigh 19:43 +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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for expert surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About french point
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (217°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (37°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 1). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 14°C in September, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. Tubul, 766 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Lebu, 771 km.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 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).
Where to stay: nearest beds 771 km away
No town nearby
Tubul, 766 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Lebu, 771 km.
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