 |
Surf Spot Characteristics |
| |
|
Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | Regional Classic |
| | experience | experienced surfers |
| | surf frequency | Don't know |
| |
|
Wave |
| type | point-break |
| | direction | right and left |
| | bottom | reef (coral, sharp rocks etc..) |
| | power | - hollow
- fast
|
| | normal length | short (<50m) |
| | good day | normal (50 to 150m) |
| |
|
Tide, Swell and Wind |
| | swell direction | - NorthWest
- West
- SouthWest
|
| | wind direction | - SouthEast
- East
- NorthEast
|
| | swell size | starts working at less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+ |
| | tide position | mid and high tide |
| | tide movement | rising tide |
| |
Author: Yannick Yellow board
Contributors (1)
They surfed this spot ! (43)
|
|
|
|
|
La Sauzaie Access |
| |
From the main city around (Saint Gilles Croix de Vie), take direction Brétignolles sur Mer (road D38bis + D38). The spot of La Sauzaie will be on your right, behind a parking lot where there is a big buoy exposed on ground (yellow + black stripes). The buoy reads "La Sauzaie" on itself. Park the car, have a look at a little "house" nearly on the beach : this is the rescue station (summer duty); the wave breaks there. |
| |
distance | in the city |
| |
walk | instant access (<5 mn) |
| |
easy to find? | easy to find |
| |
public access? | public access |
| |
special access | Don't know |
| |
|
More Details on Surfing |
| |
week crowd |
empty |
| week-end crowd |
crowded |
| |
dangers | - rips / undertow
- localism
|
| |
webcam url | |
|
|
|
|
Surf Business Directory |
|
- surf tours (0)
- surf shops and shapers (0)
- surf schools (0)
- sleep & eat (0)
- rent a car, others (0)
Show all
Add your surf business
|
|
|
Surf Business Directory listing (0/0) |
| |
|
|
|
Surf Photos |
| |
|
|
|
Additional Surfing Infos |
| | Great rights and lefts, very powerful and easy to find !
The spot is well known, however, and on a good day everyone around will get there. If you're not familiar with competition on crowded spots and SHALLOW WATERS, stay ashore and take photos : the wave is close to a small cliff and you can make some great ones ! In the water also, the wave is close to the cliff...at very high tide, BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET INTO THE CLIFF.
And at average high tide, WATCH THE ROCK REEF !
|
| |
Overview |
| |
Atmosphere |
Get there off holiday if you can, on weekdays (may+june / september+october), otherwise, be sure it will be crowded and that longboarders will trust every wave, just as B. Gates with Windows.
Even on small swell, you feel the power, as you take off very easily...just imagine on big days (where a helmet could be helpful)!
This is not a family beach, except on completely flat days. |
| |
General |
Really great wave with some hazards (shallow waters, rocks, locals) you can overcome if you stay aware of what's going on. In case of less-than a-meter swell, when looking at the spot from the cliff, take a walk on your right just 100 meters away. There is another spot (not named - as far as i know-in a little, little cove)which breaks nicely... BUT in shallower waters; which means that at the end of the wave, you will be in ankle or knee-deep waters. (And dry reef sections are also possible)
So, having a look at the reef at low tide would be a security. |
| |
| | Edit this page to correct or complete La Sauzaie. |
|
|
Geo-localization |
|
|
| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 46° 38.1848' N |
| GPS Long. | 1° 53.54756' W |
| Precision | Approximate |
| |
GPS History (1)
|
|
|
Last surf sessions |
|
|
|
Last surf trips |
|
| Add a surf session: please login first
|
|
|
Last Surf Trips |
|
No surf trip
|
|
|
|
Comments |
|
| |
Read - (8) Comments concerning La Sauzaie.
Add - Local or just visiting? Add your comment...
|
|
|
|
comment by manchot, 2005-04-02 10:41:11