France · Charente-Maritime
Plage Du Bureau
Charente-Maritime, France
On the beach
Right now
Live conditions from Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly.
7-day outlook
7-day marine forecast from Open-Meteo.
Water temperature
Next 7 days, °C
Wave height
Next 7 days, metres
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| Day | Water temp (°C) | Wave height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 | 23.0 | 0.7 |
| Thu 3 | 23.3 | 0.5 |
| Fri 4 | 23.5 | 0.6 |
| Sat 5 | 24.0 | 0.8 |
| Sun 6 | 23.6 | 0.8 |
| Mon 7 | 23.5 | 0.9 |
| Tue 8 | 23.3 | 1.0 |
Typical water temperature by month
Modeled estimatePlausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.
Monthly water temperature
Typical range across the year, °C
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| Month | Typical water temp (°C) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 15 |
| Feb | 15 |
| Mar | 15 |
| Apr | 17 |
| May | 19 |
| Jun | 22 |
| Jul | 24 |
| Aug | 24 |
| Sep | 24 |
| Oct | 22 |
| Nov | 20 |
| Dec | 17 |
Location & nearby beaches
Nearby beaches
- Plage Du Platin848 mCharente-Maritime
- Plage de Nauzan862 mCharente-Maritime
- Plage de Pontaillac3.1 kmCharente-Maritime
- Plage de la Grande Cote3.3 kmCharente-Maritime
Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.
How do you get to Plage Du Bureau?
- Easy by car — there's parking close to the beach.
- Bus stop: Clocher, about ~160 m away.
Food, stays & town
- Nearest village: Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, about ~200 m away.
- 21 places to eat within 1 km Closest is Chez Bob, about ~80 m away.
- 3 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Hôtel Régina, about ~120 m away.
- 4 shops nearby, the closest about ~170 m 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).
- Families
Is the water clean at Plage Du Bureau?
Plage Du Bureau sits on a stretch of coast classed as a transitional bathing site, carrying an official EU Bathing Water rating of Good for the 2025 season. Under the EU Bathing Water Directive, national authorities test for intestinal enterococci and E. coli through the season and report the results the following spring — the 2025 rating was published in spring 2026, and 2026's won't follow 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 sits in Charente-Maritime. There's parking about ~140 m from the beach.
That rating has been consistent: every one of the 11 classified seasons on record has come back Excellent or Good. If you're timing a visit around water temperature rather than crowds, July–September is the safest bet, with August typically the peak — expect cooler, calmer water either side of that stretch. The nearest town, Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, is about ~200 m away.
“Good” is one point on a four-step scale — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor — assigned once per year from that season's water samples, not a live reading. It describes how the site performs on average across the season, not the exact water quality this afternoon; for day-to-day water conditions, see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above. There are 21 places to eat within a kilometre — Chez Bob is the closest, about ~80 m away.