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Kitesurf Location - La Baule ( ID la_baule ) Hits: 1990

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Continent:	Europe
Country:	France
Next Big City (Airport):	Nantes
Next Town:	St-Nazaire, La Baule-Escoublac
Latitude:	47.2812
Longitude:	-2.3909
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Shop - Shower - Toilet - Food - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Shallow - Flat - Chop - Small Wave (< 1m)	Hazards: No Information

Quality:	No Information	Best Tide: - Low Tide

Tidal beach. With strong winds waves can form, the nicest wave can be found at the sand bar, but not too big. Shore break at high tide. Normally flat to choppy. Shallow on the sand bar during low tide. Waves with W and SW.

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Location

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Big

Hazards:	No Information	Location crowds: - June - July - August

Very long and sandy beach. The beach is in a big bay. The beach can get very packed with beach goers during summer.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorts - Shorty

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

Summer nice and warm. Fall to spring a wetsuit is needed. In winter it can get very cold, but usually all year possible.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

Best Months:	No Information	Wind Type: - Frontal Winds

Best Direction:	- SE - SW	Main Direction: - SW - WSW - W - WNW - NW

Winds come mainly with depressions, usually westerly winds. Any strength possible. Since it is a big bay, many directions work on this beach.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

From St-Nazaire just follow the signs towards La Baule-Escoublac. Here get to the beach.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- Time Restrictions

No kitesurfing between 10:00 am 07:00 pm during June, July and August due to the holiday season.

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Nightlife

Great nightlife.

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