Kitesurf Location - Mimizan-Plage ( ID mimizan_plage )
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Continent: Europe
Country: France
Next Big City (Airport): Bordeaux, Biarritz
Next Town: Mimizan
Latitude: 44.2128
Longitude: -1.2985
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
Good for:
Features:
- Rooms
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Type:
- Chop
Hazards:
- Wave Breakers / Groynes
Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
No Information
Chop with lighter winds, and big with waves with stronger westerlies. Small wave breaker at the river mouth in the center.Edit
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big
Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- June
Very long beach with lots of space. The most space and less people can be found to the north and south of the village.Edit
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
Warm in summer, cold in winter.Edit
Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
- June
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
Best Direction:
- SW
Main Direction:
- SW
During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermal wind (10-20 knots) which starts to blow from beginning of the afternoon (with the tide) up to the end of the afternoon. Direction is usually West to Northwest in the afternoon while it's East in the morning. September to October is the blowing season with depression bringing strong wind up to 35-40 knots. Direction is usually West to Southwest.Edit
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk
From Bordeaux take N10 south and follow signs to Minizan and Minizan-Plage.Edit
Rules:
- Time Restrictions
Packed beach during summer, kitesurfers should go further north or south.Edit
Good nightlife during summer.Edit
