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🇫🇷 Bandol

/BANDOL · VAR/ · BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE · SANDY + REEF
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Best window today
07:00–11:00
Before onshore builds
Crowds
Moderate · 8–12 out
Wetsuit
3/2mm
Spring suit · 17°C water
Parking
Free
Dirt lot · fills by 09:00
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OPEN-METEO · FREE · NO KEY
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Bandol · Var

/BANDOL/
43.135°N · 5.752°E

Getting there

From Toulon · 18 km · 20 min via A50
Airport Toulon-Hyères (TLN) · 18 km · 20 min
Note Elegant seaside resort famous for its rosé wine — the main beach and nearby coves pick up Mistral swell.

Parking

Cost Paid in summer
Surface Seafront car parks · Paid in season · ~250 spaces
Fills by Popular resort town · Oct–Apr for surf
Walk to water ~3 min
Facilities Full resort town · Excellent restaurants, wine bars, casino

Hazards

SANDBAR Main beach has sandy banks; smaller coves either side add rockier options.
RIP Moderate rip near the harbour jetty on bigger Mistral swell — paddle wide of it.
LOCALS Relaxed resort-town crowd, mixed with a small dedicated surf community.
BOAT TRAFFIC Busy marina and ferry traffic to Bendor island — stay clear of the marked channels.

Local knowledge

Best tide Mid tide · rising
Peak season Oct–Apr · Mistral NW swell
Swell key NW Mistral swell · Sandy main beach, rockier coves either side
Level Beginner–intermediate · Sandy main beach, more advanced coves nearby
Dawn patrol Morning Mistral sessions before the marina traffic picks up.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · Bandol
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JAN
4/3
13.5°
FEB
4/3
13°
MAR
4/3
13.5°
APR
4/3
14.5°
MAY
3/2
17°
JUN
3/2
20.5°
JUL
SHORT
23.5°
AUG
SHORT
25°
SEP
SHORT
24°
OCT
3/2
20.5°
NOV
4/3
17°
DEC
4/3
14.5°
■ 4/3mm full suit ■ 3/2mm spring suit ■ Shorty ■ Boardshorts
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Surf schools & rental

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ON-SITE
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Bandol surf school

BANDOL · ON-SITE
Beach surf school on the main plage
Surf lessonsfrom €40
Intensive (5 days)from €150
Private lessonsavailable
Ask at the beach
SS

Six-Fours surf school

SIX-FOURS · 10 KM EAST
Larger surf scene at Six-Fours-les-Plages
SUP initiationfrom €40
Board rentalfrom €10/h
Group discountsavailable
Ask locally
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Surf shops nearby

Bandol surf shop
SEAFRONT · On-site · Boards + wetsuits
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Decathlon Six-Fours
SIX-FOURS · 10 KM · Full range
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Six-Fours surf shop
SIX-FOURS · 10 KM · Rentals
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Food & coffee

Bandol seafront restaurants
ON-SITE · Renowned rosé wine + dining
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Bendor island restaurants
FERRY · 10 min crossing
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Toulon city
18 KM · Full naval-city dining
Map →
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