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Surf Spot Characteristics |
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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | Standard (means good) |
| | experience | experienced surfers |
| | surf frequency | sometimes break |
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Wave |
| type | sand-bar |
| | direction | right and left |
| | bottom | flat rocks with sand |
| | power | - powerful
- ordinary
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| | normal length | short (<50m) |
| | good day | normal (50 to 150m) |
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Tide, Swell and Wind |
| | swell direction | - North
- NorthWest
- NorthEast
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| | wind direction | - South
- SouthEast
- East
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| | swell size | starts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+ |
| | tide position | mid and high tide |
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Author: Anonymous
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Cap Griz Nez Access |
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From the main city around, Calais, follow road D940 toward Boulogne. From atop the cliff you're 33 meters higher than sea level and this is a fabulous point of view ! |
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distance | take a car |
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walk | instant access (<5 mn) |
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easy to find? | easy to find |
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public access? | public access |
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special access | Don't know |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
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dangers | - rips / undertow
- rocks
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | Access to this spot is easy but weather conditions to get some rideable waves are a bit more difficult...
Wait for big WINTER GALES to come around and send WEST SWELL, then wait for the wind to calm down.
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Atmosphere |
Sand banks here are enormous : 100 to 200 meters long with HEAVY CURRENTS. Take care of yourself, if you surf here alone, make sure you're a good swimmer enough ! Waves usually break when the sea goes over those banks and if conditions are good, nice peeling 1.5 meter waves can be surfed.
Also, while surfing or walking :
STAY AWAY FROM THE CLIFF !
Those collapse frequently and you don't want to see what it makes to be buried under tons of rocks. Keep an eye on your family/friends and if you hear a big CRRRRRUNCH : run in the opposite direction !
(Yeah, and that's not a joke) |
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Very impressive feeling to be on that nearly 20 kilometers beach followed by a single vertical cliff... surfing can be fun, too, paddling across those giant sand banks.
Chances are you'll be alone : water temperatures make it a real North surf experience. |
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comment by oli, 2007-04-10 13:08:39