Continent
Europe
Country
France
Next Big City
Nantes
Next Town
La Barbatre, La Fosse
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Parking

Water

Type:
Shallow, Flat, Chop
Hazards:
Stakes
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
No information

Quite important tides, especially on the West coast of the island. On the west coast the water is choppy with westerly winds. Shallow areas. Beware of the mussels poles at low tide.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Tidal
Hazards:
No information
Beach Users:
July, August

Long sandy beach with dunes in the bay of La Gueriniere. Can get packed in July and August.

Weather

Spring:
Normal
Summer:
Shorts, Shorty
Fall:
Normal
Winter:
Thick

Nice and warm in summer, only shorty needed. October to May a wetsuit is needed. Quiet cold in winter.

Wind

Best Months:
May, June, July
Wind Type:
Thermal, Frontal
Best Direction:
SW, NW
Main Direction:
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW

Good in Westerly winds. April to July thermal wind from Northwest, otherwise frontal driven.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From Nantes 65km direction Noirmoutier island (Ile de Noirmoutier). Get on the island and drive to Barbatre. Leave the main road before Barbatre in La Fosse and get on Rue De L'Estacade. Turn into Avenue des Boucholeurs and drive to the beach and park.

Extra information

Rules
Zones

The kite zone is south of the parking.

Nightlife

No information