🇫🇷 Gruissan / Vieille Nouvelle
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Best directionNW
Wind speed15–30kt
SeasonApr – Oct
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterFlat lagoon + waves
Ridden forKitesurfing
A long lagoon-backed beach south of Narbonne where Vieille Nouvelle's flat water and Gruissan's wide sandy bay both fire on the same Tramontane — ten kilometres of beach with barely a break in the wind.
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Getting there15 minutes east of Narbonne or 1 hour from Montpellier Airport (MPL) via the A9. A car is essential for the flat dirt roads; free parking directly on the sand…
HazardsThe Tramontane blows genuinely offshore here too, regularly exceeding 35kt — glass-flat water, but real risk of drifting out to sea. Don't ride…
Best time of dayMorning through midday, when the NW Tramontane is at its most stable and dense. Early sessions get the smoothest…
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