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South Shores (France)

(Occitanie,Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur)

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Palavas-les-Flots

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Mediterranean Sea Shores


Occitanie (Occitany or Occitania)

Downwinders

Surf


Frontignan 50 km Foil Downwinder



Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur

(Côte d'Azur is the French Riviera)

Locales

  • Cannes
  • Hyères - Oursinières 10 km Downwindfun
  • Marseilles
    • Downwind
      • (Marseilles harbor gets downwindable swell for laps, but as mentioned under surf - crowds, traffic and parking can be problems in town)
      • Corbières (Plage de la Lave) - Pointe Rouge 14 km video
      • Étang de Berre Run 17 - 19 km Downwindable.com, Smoking SUP downwind video
        • Étang de Berre is a lagoon/lake fed freshwater by rivers and canals and connected to the Mediterranean by a canal
        • 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. (Ed. At least it is enclosed in the lagoon, the coastal runs with an offshore wind can send you toward Corsica, Sardinia, or Africa)
        • 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, traffic and parking can be a challenge
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    • Dealers/Equipment

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