Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Nantes |
Next Town |
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Parking |
Type: |
Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Mole |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
It's a good quality beach-break, working at less than 1m (3ft) and holds up to 2.5m+ (8ft+), swell direction Northwest, West, Southwest, wind Northeast, East, Southeast.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Long sandy beach, gets packed in summer.
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Spring:
|
Normal |
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Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
|
Normal |
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Winter:
|
Normal |
Nice and warm in summer, no wetsuit needed. Fall to spring colder, but still ok with wetsuit.
Best Months: |
September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
S, W |
Main Direction: |
No information |
St Gilles offer a South to North wind from 15 to 35 knots in autumn. Sideshore: NNW and SSE.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
Short walk |
From La Roche-sur-Yon take D648 to Aizenay. Here get onto D6 and drive westwards until you reach Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Here get to the south of the city, cross the big river and drive westwards until you hit the beach.
Rules |
None |
Packed beach in summer.