Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Marseille |
Next Town |
Port-Saint-Louis du Rhone |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Currents |
Quality: |
No information |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Nice waves, but also excellent flat in Mistral (offshore).
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
Huge beach, about 7km long. Lots of space, so no need to launch close to tourists, which come in summer.
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Spring:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Winter:
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Normal, Thick |
Nice in summer, just shorts. Shorty or normal wetsuit during spring and autumn. Thicker wetsuit during winter.
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
No information |
Best Direction: |
N, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Works in West, Southwest, South, Southeast and East. Nice conditions with Mistral, but offshore.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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No information |
From Nimes take N568, then N268 to Port-Saint-Louis du Rhone. Here drive southeast to Plage Napoleon.
Rules |
No information |
Watch out for the current, which can get strong. Less frequented than Beauduc.