Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Bordeaux, Biarritz |
Next Town |
Mimizan |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Parking |
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Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave |
Hazards: |
Wave breaker |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Chop with lighter winds, and big with waves with stronger westerlies. Small wave breaker at the river mouth in the center.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Very long beach with lots of space. The most space and less people can be found to the north and south of the village.
Weather
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Spring:
|
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 in summer, cold in winter.
Wind
Best Months: |
June, July, August, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SW, NW |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermal wind (10-20 knots) which starts to blow from beginning of the afternoon (with the tide) up to the end of the afternoon. Direction is usually West to Northwest in the afternoon while it's East in the morning. September to October is the blowing season with depression bringing strong wind up to 35-40 knots. Direction is usually West to Southwest.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
Short walk |
From Bordeaux take N10 south and follow signs to Minizan and Minizan-Plage.
Extra information
Rules |
Time |
Packed beach during summer, kitesurfers should go further north or south.
Nightlife
Good nightlife during summer.