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Continent:	Europe
Country:	France
Next Big City (Airport):	Marseille
Next Town:	Port-Saint-Louis du Rhone
Latitude:	43.3866
Longitude:	4.8518
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Parking

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Near Locations
Plage Olga (0.68 km) Best Direction: E ESE SE Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Plage Napoleon (4.42 km) Best Direction: N E ESE SE SSE S SSW SW WSW W Type: Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Salins-de-Giraud (7 km) Best Direction: N SE W Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Plage du Cavaou (7.32 km) Best Direction: N E ESE SE SSE S Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Les Renaires (13.27 km) Best Direction: S NW NNW Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)

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Water

Type:	- Shallow - Flat	Hazards: No Information

Quality:	No Information	Best Tide: - Tide Independent

Big shallow and flat water area. In Mistral flattest water behind the harbor mole.

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Location

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Medium

Hazards:	No Information	Location crowds: No Information

Big, hard sand area. Big grassy rigging area. Lots of space.

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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

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Best Direction:	- N - SE - SW	Main Direction: No Information

Works in almost directions. Great with Mistral.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

From Nimes take N568, then N268 to Port-Saint-Louis du Rhone. Here drive southeast towards Plage Napoleon, and once you crossed the little bridge in the harbor, keep on going straight onto Avenue de la 1ere DFL. After a curve to the right, turn left onto Route de Carteau. Drive to its end and see the big meadow to the right. Park anywhere close to the water.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

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Perfect beach for beginners.

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