Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Boulogne |
Next Town |
Wissant |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Camping, Shop, Rescue, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Less than 5 Bft you could do freeride or slalom. More than 5 Bft take your wave board, it is THE waves spot of the North of France. Easily more than 2.5 meters. Really well known spot.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
A very large beach of nice and soft sand at low tide, it could be a bit far away to walk to the sea when it's low tide. At high tide there is only a little part of sand which is enough to put the stuff of everyone. There are no rocks. No problem to launch and land kites.
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Thick |
It is in the North of France, so the weather and the temperatures are not very amazing, but the wind is really good when it blows. For the most part of the year you need a wetsuit for sure. In winter water is less than 10°C.
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
No information |
Best Direction: |
NE, SW |
Main Direction: |
No information |
You can sail with those directions: S, SE, E and NE. Windy spot. Sideshore NNE and SSW.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Medium walk |
From Paris take the motorway A26 to Calais and then A16 to Boulogne. Follow the direction Wissant and then the direction "La Plage" (the beach) or Boulvard Alfred Thiriez. Here you can find a big parking lot (only cars with max 2m height). Walk to the right and behind the swimmer's zone (200m).
Rules |
None |
Stay out of the swimmer's zone. Take care of nature. It's a beautiful landscape. Don't make it a rubbish.
