BeachScout

On the beach

  • Kids' area
  • Sandy shore
  • Sports facilities
  • Toilets

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
25°C
Warm and pleasant for swimming
Wave height
0.5m
Light chop
Wind
7km/h
NNE breeze
UV index
11/ 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

24°25°25°25°26°25.2 °CThu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8Wed 9

Wave height

Next 7 days, metres

0.4m0.5m0.5m0.6m0.5 mThu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8Wed 9
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7-day water temperature and wave height forecast for Plan D'Eau de la Foret (sample data)
DayWater temp (°C)Wave height (m)
Thu 325.60.5
Fri 425.50.5
Sat 525.10.5
Sun 624.60.5
Mon 724.40.5
Tue 824.70.5
Wed 925.20.5

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: 25°CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Typical monthly water temperature at Plan D'Eau de la Foret (modeled climatology)
MonthTypical water temp (°C)
Jan15
Feb14
Mar15
Apr17
May20
Jun23
Jul25
Aug25
Sep25
Oct23
Nov20
Dec17

Location & nearby beaches

46.1052°N, 2.1609°E · Open larger map ↗ · Open in Google Maps ↗

Nearby beaches

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

How do you get to Plan D'Eau de la Foret?

  • By car: there's parking about ~1.4 km from the beach.
  • Bus stop: Chénérailles - Place du Champ de Foire, about ~1.4 km away.

Food, stays & town

  • Nearest village: Chénérailles, about ~1.4 km away.
  • 1 place to stay mapped nearby Closest is La Forêt, about ~180 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
  • Water sports

Is the water clean at Plan D'Eau de la Foret?

Plan D'Eau de la Foret sits on a stretch of coast classed as a lake bathing site, carrying an official EU Bathing Water rating of Excellent 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 Creuse. You can park about ~1.4 km away.

That rating has been consistent: every one of the 10 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. Chénérailles — the closest town — sits about ~1.4 km from here.

That “Excellent” label comes from a full season of official water sampling, not a single test — it's one step on a four-point scale (Excellent, Good, Sufficient, Poor) reassessed once a year. Today's actual conditions can differ from the seasonal average, so for a live snapshot see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above. It's been a consistently reliable spot too — the rating has held at Excellent for 3 straight years.