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Continent:	Europe
Country:	France
Next Big City (Airport):	Montpellier
Next Town:	Sete
Latitude:	43.437
Longitude:	3.673
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Type:	- Lake	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Shallow - Flat - Chop	Hazards: No Information

Quality:	No Information	Best Tide: - Tide Independent

Flat to choppy water.

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Beach

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Small access.

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Weather

Spring:	- Shorty - Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorts

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

Nice temperatures, air and water. During winter wetsuit is needed. It is in the South of France so expect nice weather.

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Wind

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Best Direction:	- NW	Main Direction: - SE - NW

The dominant wind is the Tramontane, no other wind has really a chance against it. It is a wind which blows from Northwest. This wind is created by an anticyclone over the south west of France and a depression over the Mediterranean. When the Tramontane blows it normally blows very strong. Statistics say that there are 300 days a year with a wind over force four. The other wind direction is the Marin which blows from SE.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

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From Montpellier drive southwest on A9 and follow signs towards Sete and you will get to Balaruc-les-Bains. HEre get to the water next to the Casino at Rue du Mont Saint Clair.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

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