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Kitesurf Location - Bandol ( ID bandol )      Hits: 1303
 
You are here: Europe > France > Kitesurf Location - Bandol ( ID bandol )
Continent: Europe
Country: France
Next Big City (Airport):  Marseille
Next Town: Toulon, Bandol
Latitude:   43.1349
Longitude: 5.7738
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Parking

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Near Locations
Brutal Beach (4.03 km) Best Direction: W WNW NW Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Le Brusc (6.76 km) Best Direction: N SW W NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Les Lecques (7.87 km) Best Direction: SW WSW W WNW NW Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Arene Cros (11.74 km) Best Direction: E SW Type: Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Le Sablettes (11.82 km) Best Direction: SE Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
La Ciotat (13.8 km) Best Direction: E ESE SE Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- Reefs

Quality:
No Information
Best Tide:
No Information


Waves often bigger and more ordered than Les Lecques. Pay attention to the cliffs at the shore in the middle of the bay.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- Rocks
Location crowds:
- June
- July
- August


Sandy beach, cliffs in the center of the bay.

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

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


In summer season you don't need a wetsuit. But you could take it with you because it could be a little colder. The water has something like 25°C, the air can be upt to 35°C but it can be 20°C as well. The summer season is from June to August. You can surf off-season as well but a wetsuit is needed. Air: summer 25-35°C, winter 5-15°C. Water: summer 20-25°C, winter 5-10°C. Sometimes there is a cold current, so a wetsuit is also in the summer recommended.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
- SW
- WSW
- W
- WNW
- NW
Main Direction:
No Information


Works best in NW, W and SW winds. Mistral is very gusty and less strong close to shore.

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


From Marseille towards Toulon on A50. Exit to Bandol and find the big bay.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
No Information


Watch out for the cliffs, at the beach and in the water.

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