In an area of over 930 km² / 360 mi², the Camargue is western Europe’s largest river delta. It is a vast plain comprising large brine lagoons, cut off from the sea by sandbars and encircled by reed-covered marshes. One spot in the vicinity of Marseille with excellent conditions for wind surfing is Beauduc beach.
To get to Beauduc beach, you have to cross the whole of the Camargue area until you arrive at the saltpans of Salin-de-Giraud. Then you leave the road network for a track that goes through marshland, lagoons and dunes, along causeways and out towards the edge of the world. When you can’t go any further, you’re just on the spot.
It is an isolated and easy to find beach that requires a weekend trip in order to visit. The mistral wind is blowing on the spot ideally and mainly from the northwest with a medium speed of 16 to 25 knots/30-46.3 kph.
The main type of the wind is thermal so along with the northwest direction allows many wind surfing tricks as freeride, bump and jump and freestyle. The water quality is murky with no tide dependency or currents and the bottom of the sea is sandy. Generally, the beach has a few surfers on weekdays but on weekends, it gets quite crowded.
Wind surfers, kite surfers, swimmers and motorized boats are all over the place, so you should be very careful. It is a lovely all year round accessible beach, suitable for all kind of wind surfers beginners or pro’s. The beach is indicated for wind surfing, so if you are an athlete of that kind, you will have a blast.
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Marseille is situated on the southeast coast of France. It is the second largest city and the center of the second largest metropolitan area in the Hexagon after Paris. Marseille is the capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône department as well as Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The whole urban and metropolitan area extends beyond city limits. Marseille is France’s largest commercial port and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.
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Toulouse is located in southwestern France in Haute – Garonne department, right on the banks of the River Garonne. It is the fourth largest metropolitan area after Paris, Marseille and Lyon. Toulouse is known as the center of the European aerospace industry. Headquarters of Aerospace Valley, Airbus, SPOT satellite system, Galileo positioning system and ATR make Toulouse a global cluster. Among these, Toulouse has a big sporting activity that spreads in the entire metropolitan area.
