Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
La Rochelle |
Next Town |
Le Gillieux |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shop, Parking |
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Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Reefs, Wave breaker, Shells |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Sometimes swell can be quite big, but normally the sea is fairly calm.
Beach
Type: |
No information |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
Concrete, Other |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
Quite a smallish beach, shared with launch site for little yachts and other fishing boats dragged up onto the beach. At spring high tide, the beach disappears. The beach also has several segments created by large drain pipes or concrete walls running out into the sea. Luckily, not too many people here, if, go further up the beach where there's less obstructions.
Weather
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Thick |
Warm summer. Spring, autumn and winter wetsuit needed. Surfable all year.
Wind
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
No information |
Best Direction: |
W |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Quite regular winds, often only picks up after 18:00 in the afternoon.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
Short walk |
From La Rochelle, take the bridge (toll of about 16 Euro) and follow signs to Phares des Baleines (means `lighthouse of the wales`). Once you get to the lighthouse, it's a little bit off to the right hand side if you're facing the sea.
Extra information
Rules |
Time |
Kitesurfing banned during high season. You must use a kiteleash.
Nightlife
No nightlife.