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Continent:	Europe
Country:	France
Next Big City (Airport):	La Rochelle
Next Town:	La Tremblade
Latitude:	45.7781
Longitude:	-1.2436
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Rescue - Shower - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m)	Hazards: No Information

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: No Information

Very good waves. There are 3 bars of waves with 200m distance.

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Beach

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Big

Hazards:	- None	Beach crowds: - June - July - August

The beach is 13km long and 500m wide.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorts - Shorty

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

In this side of France, weather is a little bit fresh but during summer you won't need a wetsuit. During the coldest month (from November to February), water isn't more than 5°C.

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Wind

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Best Months:	No Information	Wind Type: - Frontal Winds

Best Direction:	- NW	Main Direction: No Information

The spot is very dangerous with winds stronger than 6-7 Bft. Excellent spot for the Northwest after 4 or 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Medium Walk

Follow roads to La Rochelle, and after Rochefort, Marenne and Royan take the beach road. You'll enter a big forest, and stop at the La Pointe Espagnol parking. Walk some minutes in the sand and climb one dune.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- None

Rescue service just during the summer. Not a beginner's spot!

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Nightlife

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