Ile de Re / Phares des Baleines (Diamond Head) Search Add Picture Edit

Continent
Europe
Country
France
Next Big City
La Rochelle
Next Town
Le Gillieux
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Shop, Parking

Water

Type:
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Hazards:
Reefs, Wave breaker, Shells
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
No information

Sometimes swell can be quite big, but normally the sea is fairly calm.

Beach

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

Quite a smallish beach, shared with launch site for little yachts and other fishing boats dragged up onto the beach. At spring high tide, the beach disappears. The beach also has several segments created by large drain pipes or concrete walls running out into the sea. Luckily, not too many people here, if, go further up the beach where there's less obstructions.

Weather

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

Warm summer. Spring, autumn and winter wetsuit needed. Surfable all year.

Wind

Best Months:
No information
Wind Type:
No information
Best Direction:
W
Main Direction:
No information

Quite regular winds, often only picks up after 18:00 in the afternoon.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From La Rochelle, take the bridge (toll of about 16 Euro) and follow signs to Phares des Baleines (means `lighthouse of the wales`). Once you get to the lighthouse, it's a little bit off to the right hand side if you're facing the sea.

Extra information

Rules
Time

Kitesurfing banned during high season. You must use a kiteleash.

Nightlife

No nightlife.