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Tide point: portes-en-re
Description
Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Chop, Small wave, Medium wave
Water hazards: Reefs, Wave breaker, Shells
Water quality: Clean
Infos: Sometimes swell can be quite big, but normally the sea is fairly calm.
Infos: 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.
Identified hazards: Concrete, Other
Beachgoer: July, August
Weather specificities: Warm summer. Spring, autumn and winter wetsuit needed. Surfable all year.
Wind specificities: Quite regular winds, often only picks up after 18:00 in the afternoon.
Access description: by Car - 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.
Specific rules: Time
Extra: Kitesurfing banned during high season. You must use a kiteleash.
Nightlife: No nightlife.
Accommodations: Shop, Parking
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