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Le Grand Crohot

6:49 pm 25 Apr 2008

Le Grand Crohot ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.5
Consistency of surf: 4.5
Difficulty level: 1.5
Wind and kite surfing: 3.0
Crowds: 3.5

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Le Grand Crohot Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(France – Acquitaine)

Le Grand Crohot photo

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Surf Break: Le Grand Crohot

Name: Le Grand Crohot
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: E

Le Grand Crohot in Acquitaine is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of crowds,nudists.

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Overall Le Grand Crohot Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Le Grand Crohot:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break La Jenny 4 mi
Second closest break Le Truc Vert 4 mi
Third closest break Le petit Train 5 mi
Fourth closest break La Garonne 6 mi
Fifth closest break Le Cimetiere 1 7 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Le Grand Crohot:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 186 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 351 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 362 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 392 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 396 mi

Tide stations nearest to Le Grand Crohot:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 307 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 307 mi
Third closest tide station Weymouth, England 406 mi
Fourth closest tide station Weymouth, England 406 mi
Fifth closest tide station Devonport, England 410 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Le Grand Crohot:

Closest ski area La Pierre Saint Martin (France) 127 mi
Second closest ski area Gourette (France) 134 mi
Third closest ski area Artouste (France) 137 mi
Fourth closest ski area Astun (Spain) 142 mi
Fifth closest ski area Cauterets (France) 142 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Le Grand Crohot:

Closest city location Ares (France) 5 mi
Second closest city location Andernos-les-Bains (France) 7 mi
Third closest city location Arcachon (France) 9 mi
Fourth closest city location Le Porge (France) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location La Teste-de-Buch (France) 11 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Le Grand Crohot is La Teste De Buch (Arcachon) Airport (XAC) in France, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Le Grand Crohot is Merignac (Bordeaux) Airport (BOD), also in France, 41 km (25 miles) away.
  • Third is Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN) in France, 96 km (60 miles) away.
  • Chateaubernard (Cognac) Airport (CNG) in France is 121 km (75 miles) away.
  • St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Le Grand Crohot and is 124 km (77 miles) away.
Le Grand Crohot break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Le Grand Crohot, France - Acquitaine. Use the tab navigation above to view Le Grand Crohot sea temperature, Le Grand Crohot photographs, Le Grand Crohot detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Le Grand Crohot webcams, current wind from France - Acquitaine live weather stations and Le Grand Crohot tide predictions. The France swell maps link will open up the big picture showing France and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from France wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Le Grand Crohot.