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Kitesurf Location - Le Touquet ( ID le_touquet ) Hits: 1995

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Continent:	Europe
Country:	France
Next Big City (Airport):	Paris
Next Town:	Boulogne, Etaples, Le Touquet
Latitude:	50.5396
Longitude:	1.5881
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

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

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Water

Type:	- Flat - Chop - Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m)	Hazards: - Currents

Quality:	- Cloudy	Best Tide: - Falling Tide

Excellent flat water behind the sand spit. Nice waves in front of the spit. Best waves in W, SW and NW winds and outgoing tide. Watch out for the current.

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Location

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Big

Hazards:	No Information	Location crowds: No Information

Nice sandy beach with lots of space. Nice dunes behind the beach.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorts

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

Warm and nice during summer, cold in winter. Wetsuit from September to June needed for sure.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

Best Months:	- January - February - March - April - May - September - October - November - December	Wind Type: - Frontal Winds

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

Winds with Westerly depressions. Best from fall to spring. Summer lighter. Often winds from Southwest which is the best direction for waves. West wind in autumn is onshore and brings big waves.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

From Paris west on E15/A26 towards Dunkerque/Calais, then to Boulogne, then south on A16 to Etaples. Then west to Le Touquet.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- Restricted Zones
- Time Restrictions

During summer the swimming zone is forbidden for all types of surfing.

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Nightlife

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