Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Spain |
Next Big City |
Barcelona |
Next Town |
Palafrugell |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Camping, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave |
Hazards: |
Mole |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
With southerly winds chop and small waves. With NE big waves. Harbor mole to the north, which creates flat water behind it in NE-E winds.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Sandy beach.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Winter:
|
Normal |
Warm during summer, just shorts needed. Fall and spring shorty or long legs, winter full wetsuit needed.
Wind
Best Months: |
April, May, June, July, August, September |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW |
Main Direction: |
NE, ENE, E |
Further south N and S are sideshore. Best with southerlies and NE-E.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Torroella de Montgri east to L'Estartit. Get to the south of the harbor. Parking on the beach.
Extra information
Nightlife
L'Estartit is a great town for going out. There's a block, where a lot of bars, clubs and pubs are gathered. There is all summer long filled with young and elder people. And there's always cheap booze and a party!