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0 La Pointe aux Oies et la Manche - Wimereux
Pointe aux Oies. Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Pointe aux Oies

Surf spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

28Poor out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

6 days tie for best, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Mon 9 · 25 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Wtakes swell from the W
  • Offshore: Ewind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 1–6 ftof swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best in Nov1 good days in 7

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual surf conditions at Pointe aux Oies, each day of your trip
DaySwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3to 9usually2 ft4 s15kJSW12°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Map

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Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Pointe aux Oies

AMBLETEUSE VUE DE LA POINTE AUX OIES - panoramio
Photo: johanvanbetsbrugge, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ambleteuse, beach at the Dunes de la Slack-1
Near Pointe aux Oies. Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Restes d'obstacles antichars sur la plage - panoramio
Near Pointe aux Oies. Photo: franek2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Pointe aux Oies

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces W (272°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (92°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 78). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best month is usually November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Wimereux, 1.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 14°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$1,300–US$2,400 each

about US$1,300–US$2,400 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$449–US$925
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$114–US$188
Totalabout US$1,300–US$2,400

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

Closest

Wimereux

about 5 min by car · 47 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 47 places to stay in Wimereux · Booking.com

About Wimereux its beds, food and every spot near it

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 15h 35m

About 15h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 3h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.