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Kitesurf Location - La Grande Plage ( ID la_grande_plage ) Hits: 948

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Continent:	Europe
Country:	France
Next Big City (Airport):	Nantes
Next Town:	Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Latitude:	46.6879
Longitude:	-1.9393
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Rooms - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m)	Hazards: - Mole

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: No Information

It's a good quality beach-break, working at less than 1m (3ft) and holds up to 2.5m+ (8ft+), swell direction Northwest, West, Southwest, wind Northeast, East, Southeast.

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Location

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Big

Hazards:	- None	Location crowds: - June - July - August

Long sandy beach, gets packed in summer.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorts - Shorty

Fall:	- Normal Wetsuit	Winter: - Normal Wetsuit

Nice and warm in summer, no wetsuit needed. Fall to spring colder, but still ok with wetsuit.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

Best Months:	- September - October - November	Wind Type: - Frontal Winds

Best Direction:	- S - W	Main Direction: No Information

St Gilles offer a South to North wind from 15 to 35 knots in autumn. Sideshore: NNW and SSE.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

From La Roche-sur-Yon take D648 to Aizenay. Here get onto D6 and drive westwards until you reach Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Here get to the south of the city, cross the big river and drive westwards until you hit the beach.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- None

Packed beach in summer.

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Nightlife

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