Continent |
North America |
Country |
Louisiana (USA) |
Next Big City |
New Orleans |
Next Town |
Grand Isle |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Small to medium waves, depending on wind conditions. There can be some flat water between the sandbar and beach.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Long, but not really wide, sandy beach.
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Spring:
|
Shorty |
|
Summer:
|
Shorts |
|
Fall:
|
Shorty |
|
Winter:
|
Normal |
Hot and humid in the summer. Wetsuit in the winter time when cold air from the fronts blow through. Water temps varies with the seasons. Very warm in the summer and cools off to wetsuit temperatures in winter.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SW |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Good with SW winds.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
Short walk |
From New Orleans take the 90 to the southwest. Then take 1 south to Golden Meadow and Port Fourchon. Keep driving on 1 until you get onto Grand Isle. One access is right in the beginning of the island, when you drive onto it. Exit 1 before it curves to the left, and keep driving straight into Burnette. At the end of the road you can park.
Rules |
None |
Don't park on private properties and driveways.