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France Surfski

Mathis Roudaut in Bretagne

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Nicolas Lambert at Palavas

Locales

With much of the country bounded by sea, many of the cities and regions not on the coast are still conveniently close for outings to marine shores for paddles and downwinders. Some of the more active sprint kayak programs that also foster surfski paddling take trips farther afield to visit classic downwind centers like South Africa.

North & Northwest (Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea)

See North Shores of France

South (Mediterranean Sea)

Occitanie (Occitany or Occitania)

Downwinders

Surf

Downwinding at Le Grau-du-Roi

Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur

(Côte d'Azur is the French Riviera)

Locales

  • Hyères - Oursinières 10 km Downwindfun
  • Marseilles
    • Downwind
      • (Marseilles harbor gets downwindable swell for laps)
      • Étang de Berre Run 17 - 19 km Downwindable.com, Smoking SUP downwind video
        • Best wind direction: Wind from the North, from full North to North-West, (very rare North-East)
          Best season: From April / May to September / October. July / August: perfect to try it out for the first time. Be careful in the winter months with the strong winds of the Mistral because the water is very cold, between 5 and 7 °C. And this run gets far from land, working with a wind that is more off shore the more northerly the wind is.
        • Put-in: St Chamas 19.3 km paddle, Istres (Pointe Monteau) 17.5 km paddle
        • Take-out: Jaï beach, Côté la Mède
      • La Ciotat
    • Surf
      • Épluchures Beach & Pointe Rouge - crowds and parking can be a challenge
    • Clubs
    • Dealers/Equipment
  • Toulon

Tidal Races

About Safety

Tidal Bores

(Le Mascaret = tidal bore)

  • Gironde Estuary - also sometimes referred to as “La Gironde” river is formed from the meeting of the Garonne and the Dordogne

OC and surfers on La Gironde Mascaret

Flatwater

Videos

Races

Worldwide Race Calender Page

Coaches/Lessons/Training

Clubs and Groups

Safety

Local Water Conditions

Dealers/Equipment

(There are also local dealers listed above under paddling locales)

Repairs

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