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Gigaro
Surf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
15Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (3 ft swell at 5 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- NNW 7 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 s
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- E 16 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- ENE 15 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 shollow
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 1 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft3 s
- Energy
- 0kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 15, too small
- Mon 231, too small
- Tue 38, too small
- Wed 42, too small
- Thu 56, too small
- Fri 615, too small
- Sat 719, too small
- Sun 81, too small
- Mon 910, too small
- Tue 1031, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–12 ftof swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the east, 18 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 31, too small | 3 ft5 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the north, 2 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft6 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the east, 16 knots | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft6 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft4 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 1, too small | under 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 18°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 NovLow 05:59 −0.1 mHigh 13:10 +0.1 mLow 21:09 −0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:41 +0.0 mLow 07:39 −0.1 mHigh 14:27 +0.1 mLow 22:16 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:22 −0.0 mLow 09:15 −0.1 mHigh 15:46 +0.1 mLow 23:09 −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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Gigaro
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (195°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (15°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is La Croix-Valmer, 3.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 7 dive sites.
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. 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$1,350–US$2,510 each
about US$1,350–US$2,510 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 ORD to NCE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,040 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| 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$1,350–US$2,510 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
6 min by car · 18 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About La Croix-Valmer its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Cogolin on Booking.com
16 min by car · 15 places to stay
- Beds in Sainte-Maxime on Booking.com
25 min by car · 56 places to stay
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. 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 18h 35m
About 18h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → NCE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 35m by road
Flights ORD → NCE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.