Gigaro
La Croix-Valmer · French Mediterranean · France
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A sandy beach below the hills of La Croix-Valmer, near Saint-Tropez, at the edge of the protected Cap Lardier coast. It picks up south swells better than most of the Var and is one of its more regular spots.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Break
- Beach break, sand and rock
- Waves
- Lefts and rights
- Crowd
- Crowded
- Season
- autumn, winter, spring
- Boards
- A fish or shortboard.
When it works
✓ A south to south-west swell with a north-east wind.
When it doesn't
✕ Onshore south wind and summer.
Watch out for
- rocks
- crowds
Best months
January, February, March, April, October, November, December
Local tips
Watch the rocks and the swimming-zone buoys. Very busy on weekends when it works.
Getting there
From La Croix-Valmer follow the signs to Gigaro beach. Car park at the end of the road.
Travel notes
- How often it works
- Fairly consistent for the Var, from autumn to spring.
- Crowd and vibe
- Crowded on good weekends.
- Camping and vans
- Camping Cap Taillat and other campsites around La Croix-Valmer are 3.5 to 4 km away. Nearest campsite about 3.5 km away.
- Facilities
- Beach restaurants, parking; lifeguards in summer.
- Water quality
- Plage de Gigaro is rated excellent by the French health ministry (2025).
Ideal conditions
- Swell
- SSE–WSW best, SE–W works
- Size
- 0.9–2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.4 m, holds to 2.8 m
- Period
- 5 s minimum, best from 9 s
- Wind
- Offshore NNW–ENE; handles onshore up to 12 km/h
- Tide
- low, mid, high best
- Faces
- SSW (203°)
Live cam
No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.
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