Continent
Europe
Country
France
Next Big City
Paris
Next Town
Boulogne, Etaples
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Shop, Toilet, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
Currents
Quality:
Cloudy
Best Tide:
Falling tide

There are two areas at either end of the beach that people use. To the North in the Baie do Canche (signes for Basse Natuquie Nord) Excellent flat water behind the sand spit. Nice waves in front of the spit. Best waves in W, SW and NW winds and outgoing tide. Watch out for the current. In the South (follow signs for Basse Nortique Sud) people kite surf / land board etc on the huge beach.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Big
Hazards:
No information
Beach Users:
No information

Nice sandy beach with lots of space. Nice dunes behind the beach.

Weather

Spring:
Normal
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Normal
Winter:
Thick

Warm and nice during summer, cold in winter. Wetsuit from September to June needed for sure.

Wind

Best Months:
January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November, December
Wind Type:
Frontal
Best Direction:
SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
Main Direction:
SW, WSW, W

Winds with Westerly depressions. Best from fall to spring. Summer lighter. Often winds from Southwest which is the best direction for waves. West wind in autumn is onshore and brings big waves.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From Paris west on E15/A26 towards Dunkerque/Calais, then to Boulogne, then south on A16 to Etaples. Then west to Le Touquet.

Extra information

Rules
Zones, Time

During summer the swimming zone is forbidden for all types of surfing.

Nightlife

No information