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Tide point: le_penon
Description
Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave
Water hazards: Currents
Water quality: Clean
Infos: With lower tide nice lagoons can form with shallow and flat water. On higher tide and outside the lagoons choppy and waves, which can get pretty big.
Beach type & size: Sand - Big
Infos: Long sandy beach with lots of space.
Beachgoer: June, July, August
Weather specificities: Warm in summer, cold in winter.
Wind type: Thermal, Frontal
Wind specificities: 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.
Best months: June, July, August, September, October
Access description: by Car - From Bordeaux take N10 south and follow signs to Seignosse and Le Penon-Plage.
Accommodations: Parking
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