The wavering jet stream decides the trajectory of the north Atlantic low pressure systems. It usually corridors twice the swell size in winter, as the storms track in at lower latitudes. This produces more W or even SW swell for the Brittany region, averaging around 12ft (4m), which then envelops a twisted coastline with enough nooks and crannies to tame most unruly winter days. Flip the summer switch and the low pressures scoot up towards Scandinavia, leaving the Brittany reefs devoid of energy, forcing the locals to head to the exposed west-facing beaches and turning the Channel spots into just that - a dead flat channel.
It's not just the SW of France that dishes up the big stuff. Strapped at a secret outer reef, somewhere in the northern half of the country.
actually the Charente-Maritime is pretty lame due to the continental shelf etc. South of bordeaux and north of Vendee is where the action is. The channel is probably too hit and miss for anyone but the locals.
Etretat: "so a little localism is possible."
This spot is just one of the worst in France for localism, even teenage kids are playing with your tyres, insulting people before/in/after session is common.
What kind of Bullsh!t is this? North france doesnt have any waves...
Yes, they do have rocks standing up thats supposed to mean something, but thats very debatable. UFOS? Yeah right. More like thousands of serfs using pure strength pushing that sh!t upwards. There is only one kind of life on earth. And thats humans and subordinate animales.. The rest of the universe is dead.
... with you clearly falling neatly into the latter half of that one category there, or.., I dunno, maybe you've managed to blag your way into the dead section somehow!?
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