Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Ajaccio, Figare |
Next Town |
Bonifacio, Porto Vecchio |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Choppy swell. Some waves, 0.5m.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Soft sand, about 20m wide. Enough space to launch your kite.
Weather
Spring:
|
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: |
May, June, July, August |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
NE |
Main Direction: |
SW |
Works very good with Northeast winds. Very good winds normally. Thermal winds in summer from SW, which are a bit gustier. Launch from the west end of the bay to get cleaner wind. Best wind during late spring and during summer.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Take the road from Bonifacio to Porto Vecchio. Half way, where the road is straight over a long distance you have to take a sandy road to the right (very bad road, 2km). There is a shield to point to the beach and a beach restaurant. It's in the Golfo de Santa Manza, at the West side of the Golf. Drive all the way up to the point where most surfers are. Not much space for parking.
Extra information
In addition to the beach at the end of the bay, there's also several small beaches on the south-east side of the bay. Less room to launch but more wind.
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