Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Montpellier |
Next Town |
Palavas-les-Flots |
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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:
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Shorts |
Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
Winter:
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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
Special zone from June to September.
Nightlife