Charente maritime - Surfing in Charente maritime, France - WannaSurf, surf spots atlas, surfing photos, maps, GPS location

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Distance

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In the city

Take a car

Day trip

Week-end trip

Surf trip

Sell the house, wife and kids

Walk

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Instant access (< 5min)

short walk (5-15 mn)

good walk (15-30 mn)

long walk (>30 mn)

Easy to find?

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Easy to find

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Special access

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4x4

Paddle > 20mn or Boat

By boat only

By plane only

Public access?

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Public access

Private access

Wave Description

Type

Beach-break

Sand-bar

Point-break

Reef-coral

Reef-rocky

Reef-artificial

Rivermouth

breakwater/jetty

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Direction

Right

Left

Right and left

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Wave quality

Totally Epic

World Class

Regional Classic

Normal

Sloppy

Choss

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Experience

Beginners wave

All surfers

Experienced surfers

Pros or kamikaze only...

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Power

Hollow

Fast

Powerful

Ordinary

Fun

Powerless

Ledgey

Slab

Frequency

Rarely break (5day/year)

Sometimes break

Regular

Very consistent (150 day/year)

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Tide, Swell and Wind

Starts working at ...

Less than 1m / 3ft

1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft

1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft

2m-2.5m / 6ft-8ft

2.5m-3m / 8ft-10ft

3m-3.5m / 10ft-12ft

Over 3.5m / 12ft

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Holds up to ...

1m+ / 3ft+

2m+ / 6ft+

2.5m+ / 8ft+

3m+ / 10ft+

4m+ / 12ft

5m / 16 ft and over

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Good swell direction

North

NorthWest

West

SouthWest

South

SouthEast

East

NorthEast

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Good wind direction

North

NorthWest

West

SouthWest

South

SouthEast

East

NorthEast

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Surf Spot Details

Bottom

Sandy

Sandy with rock

Flat rocks

Flat rocks with sand

Boulders

Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)

Reef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand

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Dangers

Urchins

Rips / undertow

Rocks

Man-made danger (buoys etc..)

Private beach

Localism

Pollution

Sharks

Shark protected

Nudist colony (France only!)

Mines (Angola only !)

Normal length

Short (< 50m)

Normal (50 to 150m)

Long (150 to 300 m)

Very Long (300 to 500 m)

Exceptional (>500m)

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Good day length

Short (< 50m)

Normal (50 to 150m)

Long (150 to 300 m)

Very Long (300 to 500 m)

Exceptional (>500m)

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Week crowd

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Few surfers

Crowded

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Week-end crowd

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Best tide position

All tides

Low tide only

High tide only

Mid tide

Mid and high tide

Low and mid tide

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Best tide movement

Rising tide

Falling tide

Rising and falling tides

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