Kitesurf Location - Lake Pontchartrain / Pontchartrain Beach ( ID lake_pontchartrain___pontchartrain_beach )
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Continent:
North America
Country:
Louisiana (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):
New Orleans
Next Town:
New Orleans
Latitude:
30.0332
Longitude:
-90.0624
Type:
- Lake
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
Good for:
Features:
- Parking
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Type:
- Shallow - Flat - Chop - Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Wave Breakers / Groynes - Rocks - Stakes
Quality:
- Cloudy
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
Old amusement park with sand beaches between rock jetties. Lots of old pilings. Be careful.
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Type:
- Grass - Sand
Size:
- Small
Hazards:
- Rocks - Concrete - Other
Location crowds:
- None
Look out for old pilings and concrete.
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Spring:
- Shorty
Summer:
- Shorts
Fall:
- Shorty
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit
Warm summer, colder winter.
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Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
- January - February - March - October - November - December
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds
Best Direction:
- N - NNE - NE - WNW - NW - NNW
Main Direction:
- N - NNE - SE - SSE - S - NW - NNW
North facing beach. Best winds are cold fronts in the fall and winter.
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Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk
Park on the West side and walk in.
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New Orleans offers lots of places to go crazy.
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