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Plage Napoleon ( ID plage_napoleon )      Hits: 711
You are here: Europe > France > Plage Napoleon ( ID plage_napoleon )
Continent: Europe
Country: France
Next Big City (Airport):  Marseille
Next Town: Port-Saint-Louis du Rhone
Latitude:   43.3524
Longitude: 4.8797
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
- Surfing
Features:
- Toilet
- Parking

 Map
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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Currents

Quality:
No Information
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Nice waves, but also excellent flat in Mistral (offshore).

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
No Information
Beach crowds:
- July
- August


Huge beach, about 7km long. Lots of space, so no need to launch close to tourists, which come in summer.

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

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


Nice in summer, just shorts. Shorty or normal wetsuit during spring and autumn. Thicker wetsuit during winter.

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 Wind

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   


Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
- N
- E
- ESE
- SE
- SSE
- S
- SSW
- SW
- WSW
- W
Main Direction:
No Information


Works in West, Southwest, South, Southeast and East. Nice conditions with Mistral, but offshore.

Edit  How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
No Information


From Nimes take N568, then N268 to Port-Saint-Louis du Rhone. Here drive southeast to Plage Napoleon.

Edit  Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
No Information


Watch out for the current, which can get strong. Less frequented than Beauduc.

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