France · Hautes-Alpes
Plan D'Eau Du Pontillas
Hautes-Alpes, France
On the beach
Right now
Sample dataIllustrative 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.
7-day outlook
Sample dataModeled placeholder forecast for demonstration — will be replaced by a live marine-weather feed.
Sea temperature
Next 7 days, °C
Wave height
Next 7 days, metres
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| Day | Sea temp (°C) | Wave height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 | 27.1 | 0.4 |
| Thu 3 | 27.0 | 0.4 |
| Fri 4 | 26.6 | 0.4 |
| Sat 5 | 26.1 | 0.4 |
| Sun 6 | 25.9 | 0.4 |
| Mon 7 | 26.1 | 0.4 |
| Tue 8 | 26.6 | 0.4 |
Water quality history
Official EEA classification, one rating per bathing season, 2015–2025 — real data reported by national authorities.
- 2015: Excellent2015
- 2016: Excellent2016
- 2017: Excellent2017
- 2018: Excellent2018
- 2019: Excellent2019
- 2020: Excellent2020
- 2021: Excellent2021
- 2022: Excellent2022
- 2023: Not classified2023
- 2024: Excellent2024
- 2025: Excellent2025
Excellent in the most recent season, and 10 of 10 classified years rated Excellent or Good.
- Excellent
- Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Not classified
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| Year | Classification |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Excellent |
| 2016 | Excellent |
| 2017 | Excellent |
| 2018 | Excellent |
| 2019 | Excellent |
| 2020 | Excellent |
| 2021 | Excellent |
| 2022 | Excellent |
| 2023 | Not classified |
| 2024 | Excellent |
| 2025 | Excellent |
Typical sea temperature by month
Modeled estimatePlausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.
Monthly sea temperature
Typical range across the year, °C
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| Month | Typical sea temp (°C) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 15 |
| Feb | 15 |
| Mar | 15 |
| Apr | 17 |
| May | 20 |
| Jun | 23 |
| Jul | 25 |
| Aug | 26 |
| Sep | 25 |
| Oct | 23 |
| Nov | 20 |
| Dec | 17 |
Location & nearby beaches
Nearby beaches
- Lac du Casset5.9 kmHautes-Alpes
- Plage Du Lac de la Roche de Rame23 kmHautes-Alpes
- Plan D'Eau Des Iscles - Cote Route Nationale31 kmHautes-Alpes
- Plage Plan D'Eau Des Iscles - Cote Durance31 kmHautes-Alpes
Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.
Getting there & around
- Easy by car — there's parking close to the beach.
- Bus stop: Moulin Taravellier, about ~230 m away.
Food, stays & town
- Nearest village: La Salle-les-Alpes, about ~1.5 km away.
- 22 places to eat within 1 km Closest is Chalet du Lac, about ~80 m away.
- 11 places to stay mapped nearby Closest is Club Med Serre-Chevalier, about ~270 m away.
- 2 shops nearby, the closest about ~500 m away
What kind of beach is this?
This beach sits in a built-up resort setting, with hotels, restaurants and services clustered around it — a full-service stretch of coast that tends to be busy in peak season and quieter outside it.
Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).
- Families
- Water sports
- Full-service days
Is the water clean at Plan D'Eau Du Pontillas?
Plan D'Eau Du Pontillas 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 Hautes-Alpes. You can park about ~190 m 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 a cooler, calmer sea either side of that stretch. La Salle-les-Alpes — the closest town — sits about ~1.5 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 2 straight years. There are 22 places to eat within a kilometre — Chalet du Lac is the closest, about ~80 m away.
Frequently asked questions
Is the water at Plan D'Eau Du Pontillas safe right now?
Yes. Its official 2025 EU Bathing Water rating is Excellent, the top classification, and 10 of the 10 classified seasons on record have rated Excellent or Good. It's also held steady at Excellent for 2 straight years.
How cold or warm is the water at Plan D'Eau Du Pontillas today?
That reading, around 27°C, is a placeholder rather than a live measurement, shown only because the marine-weather feed was temporarily unreachable; it updates automatically once the feed returns. That's the reading right off Hautes-Alpes.
Which month has the warmest sea at Plan D'Eau Du Pontillas?
July–September is typically the most reliable swimming window, with the sea usually warmest in the second half of summer. That applies to the water around Hautes-Alpes.
How is the water quality rating measured?
National authorities sample the water for intestinal enterococci and E. coli bacteria through the bathing season and report the full-season results to the European Environment Agency each spring for the season just finished, which assigns one of four annual classifications — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor — under the EU Bathing Water Directive. Some national authorities, including Croatia's IZOR, also publish individual in-season sample results ahead of that annual report.
How do you get to Plan D'Eau Du Pontillas?
By car, it's easy — parking is right by the beach. By bus, the nearest stop is Moulin Taravellier, about ~230 m away. The nearest town is La Salle-les-Alpes, about ~1.5 km away.