Continent
Europe
Country
France
Next Big City
Ajaccio, Figare
Next Town
Bonifacio, Porto Vecchio
 
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:
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

Rules
None

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.

Nightlife

No information