Continent
Europe
Country
France
Next Big City
Lille
Next Town
Dunkerque
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, School, Rescue, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
Swimmers, Wave breaker, Mole
Quality:
Cloudy
Best Tide:
Tide independent

Small to medium waves. On high tide little lagoons with shallow and flat water.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Big
Hazards:
Concrete, Bystanders
Beach Users:
July, August

Long, sandy beach. Many tourists during summer. Concrete walk next to the beach.

Weather

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

Warm in summer, cold in winter.

Wind

Best Months:
No information
Wind Type:
Frontal
Best Direction:
NE, W, NW
Main Direction:
SW, WSW, W

SW is sideoffshore an gusty.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From Lille take A25 to Dunkerque. Here get to the east of the harbor. Parking behind the wide part of the beach.

Extra information

Rules
Zones

Many tourists during summer. Stay outside the swimming zones.

Nightlife

Small nightlife, best during summer.