Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Montpellier |
Next Town |
Port-Camargue |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Camping, School, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Ships, Jetskis, Buoys |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Choppy water with medium waves, depending on wind directions and strength.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Huge beach with lots of space. Long and very wide. During the summer it is not allowed to use the north side of the beach. The north side is for swimmers, the south for surfing and boats.
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Spring:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Winter:
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Normal, Thick |
Nice in summer, just shorts. Shorty or normal wetsuit during spring and autumn. Thicker wetsuit during winter.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW |
Thermal SW wind from May to September, 10-16 knots in the afternoon. Once every 2/4 weeks there is a mistral wind that gives 25+ knots mainly from the north.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Long walk |
From Montpellier drive east to La Grande-Motte and further along the coast to Le Grau-Du-Roi and Port-Camargue. South of Port-Camargue you will find the big beach of L'Espiguette. There are two car parks: the left car park, not free from April to November (car max 2m high). The right car park offers free parking (car max 2m high), but the walk to the beach takes 15 min.
Rules |
Zones |
Don't leave any valuables in the car.