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Arene Cros ( ID arene_cros )      Hits: 413
You are here: Europe > France > Arene Cros ( ID arene_cros )
Continent: Europe
Country: France
Next Big City (Airport):  Marseille, Toulon
Next Town: La Ciotat, Les Lecques
Latitude:   43.1886
Longitude: 5.6492
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
No Information

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Near Beaches
La Ciotat (2.62 km) Best Direction: E ESE SE Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Les Lecques (3.87 km) Best Direction: SW WSW W WNW NW Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Bandol (11.74 km) Best Direction: SW WSW W WNW NW Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Brutal Beach (15.72 km) Best Direction: W WNW NW Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
La Coudouliere (16.51 km) Best Direction: NW Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Le Brusc (17.46 km) Best Direction: N SW W NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
No Information

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Flat to choppy water. Medium waves with SW winds.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
- Road
Beach crowds:
No Information


Small, sandy beach. About 3m wide. Launch from the water.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty

Fall:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


In summer season you don't need a wetsuit. But you could take it with you because it could be a little colder. The water has something like 25°C, the air can be upt to 35°C but it can be 20°C as well. The summer season is from June to August. You can surf off-season as well but a wetsuit is needed. Air: summer 25-35°C, winter 5-15°C. Water: summer 20-25°C, winter 5-10°C. Sometimes there is a cold current, so a wetsuit is also in the summer recommended.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds

Best Direction:
- E
- SW
Main Direction:
No Information


Works best in E and SW thermal wind.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


From Marseille towards Toulon on A50. Exit to Les Lecques, then right on D559 towards La Ciotat. Exit D559 to the left onto Corniche Arene Cros.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
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Very small launch, road just behind it, not for beginners.

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