Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Lille |
Next Town |
Dunkerque |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, School, Rescue, Food, Parking |
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.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Concrete, Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
Long, sandy beach. Many tourists during summer. Concrete walk next to the beach.
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Spring:
|
Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
|
Normal |
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Winter:
|
Thick |
Warm in summer, cold in winter.
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, W, NW |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W |
SW is sideoffshore an gusty.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From Lille take A25 to Dunkerque. Here get to the east of the harbor. Parking behind the wide part of the beach.
Rules |
Zones |
Many tourists during summer. Stay outside the swimming zones.
Small nightlife, best during summer.
