Kitesurf Location - La Grande Plage ( ID la_grande_plage )
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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
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
Good for:
Features:
- Rooms
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Type:
- Small Wave (< 1m)
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.Edit
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big
Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- June
Long sandy beach, gets packed in summer.Edit
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit
Nice and warm in summer, no wetsuit needed. Fall to spring colder, but still ok with wetsuit.Edit
Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
- September
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds
Best Direction:
- S
Main Direction:
No Information
St Gilles offer a South to North wind from 15 to 35 knots in autumn. Sideshore: NNW and SSE.Edit
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.Edit
Packed beach in summer.Edit
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