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Ile de Ré - Le lizay
Surf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
12Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: too small (2 ft swell at 10 s)
Mon 2 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 120kJ
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Tue 3 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- NNE 14 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 ssoft
- Energy
- 72kJ
- Wind
- E 10 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 67kJ
- Wind
- E 1 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Fri 6 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- ESE 7 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 132, too small
- Mon 214, too small
- Tue 32, too small
- Wed 411, too small
- Thu 515, too small
- Fri 614, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 811, too small
- Mon 95, too small
- Tue 1018, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 32, too small | 4 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 356kJ | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 14°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 120kJ | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft9 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft12 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 72kJ | offshorewind from the east, 10 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 67kJ | offshorewind from the east, 1 knot, offshore | 13°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | offshorewind from the east, 5 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft11 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft8 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 18, too small | 5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 159kJ | wind from the north-west, 10 knots | 15°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 02:33 −1.6 mHigh 08:36 +1.5 mLow 15:15 −1.6 mHigh 21:37 +1.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:41 −1.4 mHigh 10:16 +1.3 mLow 16:27 −1.5 mHigh 23:26 +1.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:55 −1.3 mHigh 11:56 +1.4 mLow 17:40 −1.5 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 intermediate 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
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 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
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ile de Ré - Le lizay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (311°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (131°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.1 km out (1 in 313). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Les Portes En Re, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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$1,230–US$2,290 each
about US$1,230–US$2,290 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 ORD to LRH, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$951 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$60–US$100 |
| 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$1,230–US$2,290 |
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
3 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Les Portes En Re its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in La Couarde-sur-Mer on Booking.com
18 min by car · 22 places to stay
- Beds in Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré on Booking.com
22 min by car · 34 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 17h
About 17h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 45 min by road
Flights ORD → LRH on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.