Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré, France
Photo: Kévin JINER / UnsplashSurf, springsuit–5/4+ water by season, growing nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak season—41% surfable at peak
Suits—no month clears our bar
Boardboth · longboardbreak type not yet verified
Water9–20.6°Cspringsuit–5/4+ most of the year
Internet261 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,110+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
3 spots within 25 km · 3 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazards
Spot details
- Cool La Houle2.2 km
- Neway2.3 km
- Ré Surf2.5 km
1 coworking · 3 cafés · 2 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (6)
Coworking1 listed
- Cowolidays coworkView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- Le P’tit Q - Coffee ShopView on Google
- COFFI’ZZserves coffee — not a dedicated caféView on Google
- LA TABLE J'Mserves coffee — not a dedicated caféView on Google
Gyms2 listed
- Relook FormView on Google
- Parc street workout - sport en plein airView on Google
The surf year
Peak consistency 41% · below our season thresholdSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
41peak · Feb
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
43%42%46%65%55%61%55%64%60%53%41%38%
Water
9°9°10°13°16°20°20°21°20°18°14°11°
Barsless surfablemore
Water5/4+ hoodedunder 13°4/3 wetsuit13–16°3/2 wetsuit17–19°Springsuit20–23°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 29% | 28% | 36% | 44% | 50% | 46% | 41% | 54% | 46% | 39% | 30% | 27% |
| Intermediate | 35% | 41% | 40% | 41% | 33% | 28% | 19% | 25% | 32% | 35% | 35% | 37% |
| Advanced | 23% | 31% | 30% | 29% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 8% | 16% | 21% | 24% | 26% |
Working from here
median 261 Mbps · 5 known coworking spaces · from $1,180 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla261 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap5
Quiet ↔ Party54 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,180–$2,240
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,110–$3,490
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportLa Rochelle Île de Ré Airport
CodeLRH
Distance16 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction