Oléron – La Perroche

Dolus-d'Oléron · Charente-Maritime · France

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La Perroche is a small bay on Oléron's south-west coast at Dolus-d'Oléron, just beside La Rémigeasse, with a sailing base and boats moored in the cove. Like most of this coast it has a flat, shallow profile, so moderate swells give soft, manageable waves while big swells start breaking far out. Little is written about the surfing here: it is used mostly by local schools and by windsurfers and kiters, and the nearby Rémigeasse is the better-known surf beach.

Level
Beginners
Break
Beach break, sand
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Some company
Season
spring, summer, autumn
Boards
A foam board or longboard for the gentle waves.

When it works

✓ A west to west-south-west swell of about one metre with a north-east wind, around mid tide.

When it doesn't

✕ Big swells, which break a long way out over the flat sand, and onshore south-west to west winds.

Watch out for

  • rips
  • boats

Best months

March, April, May, June, September, October, November

Local tips

Keep clear of the moored boats and the channel used by the sailing base when you paddle out. If it is too small or too soft here, check La Rémigeasse a few hundred metres away, which picks up more swell and can get hollow close to the shore on bigger days.

Getting there

La Perroche is reached via the chemin des Tamaris in Dolus-d'Oléron, near a campsite; there is a small car park, toilets and a picnic area by the beach.

Travel notes

How often it works
It needs a decent west swell, and it is often small and soft. La Rémigeasse next door picks up more swell.
Crowd and vibe
It is a quiet beach with few surfers. The sailing base and moored boats are the main things to share the water with.
Camping and vans
Camping Les Flots in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron is about 700 m away. Camping Aqua 3 Masses is about 2 km. Nearest campsite about 0.5 km away.
Facilities
There is a small car park, toilets and a picnic area by the beach.
Water quality
We found no recent official results for La Perroche itself. La Conche Matha beach, about 2 km away, was rated good every season from 2022 to 2025, and all ten 2026 samples were good.

Ideal conditions

Swell
WSW–WNW best, SW–NW works
Size
1–2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.8 m, holds to 2.8 m
Period
8 s minimum, best from 11 s
Wind
Offshore NNW–ENE; handles onshore up to 12 km/h
Tide
mid best
Faces
SSW (206°)

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