La Grande Plage, France is a Small waves and Medium waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
S and W
.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
La Grande Plage, France is a Small waves and Medium waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
S and W
.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
How to get there
From La Roche-sur-Yon take D648 to Aizenay. Here get onto D6 and drive westwards until you reach Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Here get to the south of the city, cross the big river and drive westwards until you hit the beach.
From La Roche-sur-Yon take D648 to Aizenay. Here get onto D6 and drive westwards until you reach Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Here get to the south of the city, cross the big river and drive westwards until you hit the beach.
Nice and warm in summer, no wetsuit needed. Fall to spring colder, but still ok with wetsuit.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
S and W
.
There is
Frontal wind
at La Grande Plage, France.
St Gilles offer a South to North wind from 15 to 35 knots in autumn. Sideshore: NNW and SSE.
The
best moments to come
to La Grande Plage, France are
September, October and November
.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
Nice and warm in summer, no wetsuit needed. Fall to spring colder, but still ok with wetsuit.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
S and W
.
There is
Frontal wind
at La Grande Plage, France.
St Gilles offer a South to North wind from 15 to 35 knots in autumn. Sideshore: NNW and SSE.
The
best moments to come
to La Grande Plage, France are
September, October and November
.
Beach and Tide Conditions
La Grande Plage, France is a
Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Big size.
Long sandy beach, gets packed in summer.
It's a good quality beach-break, working at less than 1m (3ft) and holds up to 2.5m+ (8ft+), swell direction Northwest, West, Southwest, wind Northeast, East, Southeast.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
La Grande Plage, France is a
Small waves and Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Big size.
Long sandy beach, gets packed in summer.
It's a good quality beach-break, working at less than 1m (3ft) and holds up to 2.5m+ (8ft+), swell direction Northwest, West, Southwest, wind Northeast, East, Southeast.
Need to know
Careful about the other beach users, especially in
June, July and August
.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Mole
.
Beach risk reported:
None
.
The is
no particular rules
reported
, but as a best practice,
talk to a local before you go on water.
Need to know
Need to know
Careful about the other beach users, especially in
June, July and August
.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Mole
.
Beach risk reported:
None
.
The is
no particular rules
reported
, but as a best practice,
talk to a local before you go on water.
