Manapany
Surf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
65Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 71 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 377kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 71 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 336kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 226kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 57 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 170kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 66 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 210kJ
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 63 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 226kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 167kJ
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 173, good
- Mon 271, good
- Tue 371, good
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 557, fair
- Fri 666, good
- Sat 763, good
- Sun 849, fair
- Mon 944, poor
- Tue 1036, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 26 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 73, good | 3 ft14 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 425kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 71, good | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 377kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 71, good | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 336kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 4 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 226kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 57, fair | 3 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 170kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 66, good | 3 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 210kJ | wind from the south, 4 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 63, good | 4 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 226kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 167kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 44, poor | 4 ft6 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 36, poor | 4 ft6 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 23°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 02:49 +0.1 mLow 07:30 −0.0 mHigh 13:36 +0.1 mLow 21:32 −0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:26 +0.1 mLow 10:13 +0.0 mHigh 16:22 +0.1 mLow 23:24 −0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:33 +0.1 mLow 12:13 −0.1 mHigh 18:08 +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 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
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 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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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Manapany
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (190°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (10°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Saint-Pierre.
Water about 26°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$1,830–US$3,500 each
about US$1,830–US$3,500 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 RUN, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$978–US$2,030 |
| 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$1,830–US$3,500 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
21 min by car · 39 places to stay
About Saint-Pierre its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in L'Étang-Salé on Booking.com
45 min by car · 18 places to stay
Nearest beds: Saint-Pierre, 12 km (about 25 min 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 29h 35m
About 29h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RUN, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 15m by road
Flights ORD → RUN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.