Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Nizza |
Next Town |
St-Laurent-du-Var |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
School, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Ships, Wave breaker |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Chop or small waves. Big wave breakers.
Type: |
Pebbles |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
Stones, Road, Cars |
Beach Users: |
May, June, July, August |
Pebble beach. Boat ramp to the east.
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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: |
April, May, June, July, August, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW |
Main Direction: |
E, SE, SSE, S, W, WNW, NW |
NW and NE winds are very gusty and not recommended.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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No information |
Located just west of the Nizza airport. Park directly next to the beach, or if too crowded park on the parking lot to the south of the big shopping mall.
Rules |
Zones, Time |
Not suited for kitesurf beginners. Don't kitesurf in front of the airport. During summer, launching and landing the kites in front of the Var et Mer club is forbidden. The basin is reserved for windsurfing beginners.
Good nightlife in Nizza.
