Continent
Europe
Country
France
Next Big City
Montpellier
Next Town
Palavas-les-Flots
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Camping, Toilet, Parking

Water

Type:
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
Mole
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

With SE wind up to medium waves and stronger shorebreak. With NW flat, but offshore. A mole to the north end of the beach.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Medium
Hazards:
None
Beach Users:
July, August

Very long beach with sand.

Weather

Spring:
Shorty, Normal
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Shorty, Normal
Winter:
Normal, Thick

Nice temperatures, air and water. During winter wetsuit is needed. It is in the South of France so expect nice weather.

Wind

Best Months:
April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Wind Type:
Thermal
Best Direction:
SE, SW, WSW, W
Main Direction:
SE, NW

The dominant wind is the Tramontane, no other wind has really a chance against it. It is a wind which blows from Northwest. This wind is created by an anticyclone over the south west of France and a depression over the Mediterranean. When the Tramontane blows it normally blows very strong. Statistics say that there are 300 days a year with a wind over force four. The other wind direction is the Marin which blows from SE.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From Montpellier drive south on D986 to Palavas-les-Flots. Here drive south, cross the channel and here the beach starts.

Extra information

Rules
Zones, Time

Special zone from June to September.

Nightlife

No information