BeachScout

On the beach

  • Kids' area
  • Lifeguard
  • Pebble shore

Right now

Sample data

Illustrative conditions — the live Open-Meteo marine feed wasn't reachable, so these are deterministic placeholder values that will be replaced automatically once the feed is available.

Water temp
24°C
Pleasant for swimming
Wave height
0.4m
Light chop
Wind
25km/h
SSW breeze
UV index
9/ 11
Very high — use SPF 30+

7-day outlook

Sample data

Modeled placeholder forecast for demonstration — will be replaced by a live marine-weather feed.

Water temperature

Next 7 days, °C

23°23°24°24°24°24.0 °CWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8

Wave height

Next 7 days, metres

0.2m0.2m0.3m0.3m0.3 mWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8
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7-day water temperature and wave height forecast for Ballastieres de Champagney (sample data)
DayWater temp (°C)Wave height (m)
Wed 223.60.2
Thu 323.10.2
Fri 422.90.2
Sat 523.10.2
Sun 623.70.2
Mon 724.10.2
Tue 824.00.3

Typical water temperature by month

Modeled estimate

Plausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.

Monthly water temperature

Typical range across the year, °C

12°16°20°23°27°Typical this month: 24°CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Typical monthly water temperature at Ballastieres de Champagney (modeled climatology)
MonthTypical water temp (°C)
Jan15
Feb14
Mar15
Apr17
May20
Jun22
Jul24
Aug25
Sep24
Oct22
Nov20
Dec17

Location & nearby beaches

47.7044°N, 6.6629°E · Open larger map ↗ · Open in Google Maps ↗

Nearby beaches

Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.

How do you get to Ballastieres de Champagney?

  • By car: there's parking about ~460 m from the beach.

Food, stays & town

  • Nearest village: Champagney, about ~1.6 km away.
  • 1 place to eat within 1 km Closest is La Villa Bleue, about ~520 m away.
  • 2 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Camping des Ballastières, about ~600 m away.
  • 1 shop nearby, about ~1.4 km away

What kind of beach is this?

This beach belongs to a small coastal village. It's usually calmer than a resort or town beach, though a popular village spot can still fill up on the best summer days.

Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).

Good for
  • Families

Is the water clean at Ballastieres de Champagney?

Thinking of swimming at Ballastieres de Champagney? The short answer: its official EU Bathing Water rating for 2025 is Excellent — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment. That rating is set once a year under the EU Bathing Water Directive, from a full season of testing for intestinal enterococci and E. coli reported to the European Environment Agency the following spring, so the 2025 season's grade appeared in spring 2026 and the 2026 season won't be graded until spring 2027. In addition to that yearly rating, some national authorities — for Croatia, the national environmental authority — publish individual water sample results during the season itself, ahead of the annual report. It's been a consistently reliable spot too — the rating has held at Excellent for 11 straight years. You can park about ~460 m away.

That rating has been consistent: every one of the 11 classified seasons on record has come back Excellent or Good. The most reliable swimming window here typically runs from July–September, with the water usually at its warmest around August. Outside that window it's cooler and often quieter. Champagney — the closest town — sits about ~1.6 km from here.

Worth remembering: “Excellent” isn't a live reading, it's an annual grade — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor — set once a year from that season's water samples and describing the average, not this afternoon's conditions. For what the water is doing right now, check the “Right now” panel and 7-day outlook above. It sits in Haute-Saône. There's 1 place to eat near the beach — La Villa Bleue, about ~520 m away.