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Continent:	Europe
Country:	France
Next Big City:	Marseille
Next Town:	Martigues, Fos-sur-Mer

Type:	Ocean
Rider Ability:	Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:	Shower, Parking

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Water

Type:	Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:	No Info
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Flat water with Mistral. Nice waves along the beach. Lots of space. Big shallow area.

Beach

Type:	Sand
Size:	Medium
Hazards:	None
Beach Users:	June, July, August

Long sandy beach with lots of space.

Wind

Best Months:	April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Wind Type:	Thermal Winds
Best Direction:	N, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S
Main Direction:	SE, NW

This beach works in E, SE, S, W and SW. Mistral is offshore and gusty, but great for speed sessions. Further west the beach curves, making SW and NE sideshore. Summer thermal from SW with 10-15 knots.

How to get there

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

From Marseille westwards to Martigues, then to Fos-sur-Mer. From here take Route des Plages and cross the little bridge and keep following it until you see the beach to the left.

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Rules:

None

Kiteboarding is forbidden, but the signs posted don't show any dates, so mostly during off season you will see some kiteboarders. But stay in safe distance to the windsurfers.

Nightlife

Mareseille is just 50km away.

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