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Lake Pontchartrain / Pontchartrain Beach ( ID lake_pontchartrain___pontchartrain_beach )
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| Continent: |
North America |
| Country: |
Louisiana (USA) |
| Next Big City (Airport): |
New Orleans |
| Next Town: |
New Orleans |
| Latitude: |
30.0325 |
| Longitude: |
-90.0623 |
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Type: | - Lake
| Rider Ability: - Intermediate
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| Good for: | - Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
| Features: - Parking
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Type: | - Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
| Hazards: - Wave Breakers / Groynes
- Rocks
- Stakes
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| Quality: | - Cloudy
| Best Tide: - Tide Independent
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Old amusement park with sand beaches between rock jetties. Lots of old pilings. Be careful.
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Type: | - Grass
- Sand
| Size: - Small
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| Hazards: | - Rocks
- Concrete
- Other
| Beach crowds: - None
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Look out for old pilings and concrete.
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Spring: | - Shorty
| Summer: - Shorts
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| Fall: | - Shorty
| Winter: - Normal Wetsuit
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Warm summer, colder winter.
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Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
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Best Months: | - January
- February
- March
- October
- November
- December
| Wind Type: - Frontal Winds
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| Best Direction: | - N
- NNE
- NE
- WNW
- NW
- NNW
| Main Direction: - N
- NNE
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- SSE
- S
- NW
- NNW
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North facing beach. Best winds are cold fronts in the fall and winter.
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Transport: | - Car
| Access: - Short Walk
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Park on the West side and walk in.
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New Orleans offers lots of places to go crazy.
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