Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard – Plage de Clemenceau

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard · Vendée · France

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A narrow beach in front of Georges Clemenceau's seaside house at Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard, with rocks around the point and along the shore. It sits in the lee of the coast and rarely breaks; when it does, it gives small, slow waves with long gaps between sets. It is a calm, rarely surfed spot for easy longboarding or a first session when the open beaches nearby are too big. Sources on it are few, so expect to judge it on the day.

Level
Beginners
Break
Beach break, sand and rock
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Quiet
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
A longboard or a large foam board for the small, slow waves.

When it works

✓ A sizeable swell from the south-west, or a big west swell wrapping in, with a light northerly wind from mid to high tide.

When it doesn't

✕ Most days the swell does not reach it, and at the top of big tides the beach almost disappears.

Watch out for

  • rocks

Best months

January, February, March, October, November, December

Local tips

Watch the rocks around the point, which also make it a tight place to enter and exit. The beach is very narrow at high tide, so pick the mid-tide window if there is enough water over the ledges. When it is flat here, Bud Bud and Les Conches are a few kilometres east.

Getting there

On the coast road below the Maison de Clemenceau (D19A); the small car park fills quickly with visitors to the house, so arrive early or come by bike.

Travel notes

How often it works
It is fickle. It needs a south to south-west swell from a passing storm, and the sets come with long gaps.
Crowd and vibe
Few surfers use it. When it works, the session is usually calm.
Camping and vans
Camping Club Les Brunelles and Azureva Vendée Océan are about 1 km away. Camping Le Petit Rocher in Longeville is about 2 km. Nearest campsite about 1 km away.
Facilities
The small car park by the Maison de Clemenceau fills fast. Le Goulet beach nearby has toilets, showers, drinking water and summer lifeguards.
Water quality
The nearest monitoring point with recent data, Le Goulet, was rated good every season from 2022 to 2025, and all ten 2026 samples were good.

Ideal conditions

Swell
SW–W best, SSW–WNW works
Size
1.8–3 m offshore swell; starts at 1.2 m, holds to 4 m
Period
10 s minimum, best from 13 s
Wind
Offshore NNW–ENE; handles onshore up to 12 km/h
Tide
mid, high best, avoid low
Faces
SSW (199°)

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Sources