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Bassin d'Arcachon / Arbousiers ( ID bassin_d__arcachon___arbousiers )      Hits: 533
You are here: Europe > France > Bassin d'Arcachon / Arbousiers ( ID bassin_d__arcachon___arbousiers )
Continent: Europe
Country: France
Next Big City (Airport):  Bordeaux
Next Town: Arcachon
Latitude:   44.6459
Longitude: -1.2004
Type:
- Lake
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Camping
- Parking

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Near Beaches
L'Horizon (4.7 km) Best Direction: SW NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Big Wave (> 3m)
Le Truc Vert (10.08 km) Best Direction: SW NW Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Big Wave (> 3m)
Bassin d'Arcachon / Claouey (11.44 km) Best Direction: NE SE Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Bassin d'Arcachon / Andernos-les-Bains (12.94 km) Best Direction: SW NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Lac de Cazaux / Cazaux (13.52 km) Best Direction: SE SSE S Type: Shallow Flat Chop
La Salie (15.09 km) Best Direction: SW NW Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Big Wave (> 3m)
Grand Crohot (17.06 km) Best Direction: SW NW Type: Shallow Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Big Wave (> 3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
- Currents
- Ships/Boats

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
No Information


Flat to choppy water. Shallow areas. During summer many boats anchored in front of the beach. Tidal.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Depending on Tide

Hazards:
No Information
Beach crowds:
- June
- July
- August


Sandy beach. Many tourists during summer.

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

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


Warm in summer, cold in winter.

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 Wind

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   


Best Months:
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- SW
- NW
Main Direction:
- SW
- WSW
- W
- WNW
- NW


During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermal wind (10-20knots) which starts to blow from beginning of the afternoon (with the tide) up to the end of the afternoon. Direction is usually West to Northwest in the afternoon while it's East in the morning. September to October is the blowing season with depression bringing strong wind up to 35-40 knots. Direction is usually West to Southwest.

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


From Bordeaux drive southwest on A63, A660 and N250 to Arcachon. From here drive southwest towards Pyla sur Mer and get onto Allee des Arbousiers and take it to the water.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
No Information


During summer too packed for kitesurfing.

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