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Continent:	Europe
Country:	France
Next Big City (Airport):	Bordeaux
Next Town:	Montalivet-les-Bains
Latitude:	45.3812
Longitude:	-1.1597
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurf - Windsurf	Features: - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Shallow - Chop - Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m)	Hazards: No Information

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: No Information

Shallow areas depending on tides. Chop and small to medium waves.

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Beach

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Big

Hazards:	No Information	Location crowds: - June - July - August

Very long, sandy beach to the north and south. Many tourists during summer, kitesurfers should go away from the people.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorts - Shorty

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

Warm in summer, cold in winter.

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Wind

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Best Months:	- June - July - August - September - October	Wind Type: - Thermal Winds - Frontal Winds

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

During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermal wind (10-20knots) 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.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

From Bordeaux drive north on N215 and follow signs to Montalivet-les-Bains.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

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Nightlife

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