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Type:	Chop, Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:	Reefs, Wave Breakers / Groynes, Shells
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	No Info

Sometimes swell can be quite big, but normally the sea is fairly calm.

Type:	No Info
Size:	Depending on Tide
Hazards:	Concrete, Other
Beach Users:	July, August

Quite a smallish beach, shared with launch site for little yachts and other fishing boats dragged up onto the beach. At spring high tide, the beach disappears. The beach also has several segments created by large drain pipes or concrete walls running out into the sea. Luckily, not too many people here, if, go further up the beach where there's less obstructions.

Best Months:	No Info
Wind Type:	No Info
Best Direction:	W
Main Direction:	No Info

Quite regular winds, often only picks up after 18:00 in the afternoon.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

From La Rochelle, take the bridge (toll of about 16 Euro) and follow signs to Phares des Baleines (means `lighthouse of the wales`). Once you get to the lighthouse, it's a little bit off to the right hand side if you're facing the sea.

Rules:

Time Restrictions

Kitesurfing banned during high season. You must use a kiteleash.

No nightlife.