Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Ajaccio |
Next Town |
Bonifacio, Caldarello |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
School, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat water, with almost no rocks beneath the surface. Knee deep on the edges, but impossible to stand anywhere else. Waves with SW winds further out in the bay.
Beach
Type: |
Sand, Pebbles |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Other |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Sandy beach, with some very small pebbles. A few patches of grass, but be careful of the sharp broken off twigs. There's also some bushes on and right behind the beach, so be careful with onshore winds.
Weather
Spring:
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Shorty, Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
Winter:
|
Normal, Thick |
During summer 23-30°C, and water about 22°C as well. Shorty or even shorts are enough in summer. Besides summer a wetsuit is needed. Surfing all year is possible.
Wind
Best Months: |
June, July, August |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
ENE, E, SW, WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
ENE, E, SW |
Works best with winds coming from Eastern directions. Can be gusty with Northeast winds. Thermal winds during summer (up to September). Enough to kite and windsurf just about every day. A venturi effect creates stronger winds.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Take the road N196 from Bonifacio to Sartene. After some 10km's there's a sign on the left side of the road with some windsurfers on it. Go left here and after a few 100m's take a left again. When you get to the first bay there's a small sand road straight ahead. Keep going on this until you get to bay with a small wood shack at the end of it.
Extra information
During summer there's a kitesurfing restriction, however if you talk to the local kitesurfing school at the end of the beach (by foot around the edge that closes the bay, and try to get access to the water without too many rocks) you should be able to launch. After 20h, no motorized vehicles are allowed on the parking.
Nightlife
Lots of restaurants and bars in Bonifacio. Not much life during low season.