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From Cherbourg take the road to Beaumont. In Beaumont there are signs indicating Vauville. It's only 2 km from Beaumont, once in Vauville you can't miss the beach and camping.
English (Translate this text in English): From Cherbourg take the road to Beaumont. In Beaumont there are signs indicating Vauville. It's only 2 km from Beaumont, once in Vauville you can't miss the beach and camping.
English (Translate this text in English): From Cherbourg take the road to Beaumont. In Beaumont there are signs indicating Vauville. It's only 2 km from Beaumont, once in Vauville you can't miss the beach and camping.
English (Translate this text in English): From Cherbourg take the road to Beaumont. In Beaumont there are signs indicating Vauville. It's only 2 km from Beaumont, once in Vauville you can't miss the beach and camping.
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessDon't know
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Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualitySloppy
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerOrdinary, Fun
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day length
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionWest
Good wind directionEast
Swell sizeStarts working at and holds up to
Best tide positionMid tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
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Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Webcam url
Dangers
Additional Information
Nice spot, with a wide beach, never ever crowded. Conditions are best at an hour or two before and after hight tide.
The best thing is that there is a camping AT the beach. Get up early and catch the first waves!
The camping is really cheap, 7 euro a night for two adults and a car. Next to the camping there's a parking.
English (Translate this text in English): Nice spot, with a wide beach, never ever crowded. Conditions are best at an hour or two before and after hight tide.<br />The best thing is that there is a camping AT the beach. Get up early and catch the first waves!<br />The camping is really cheap, 7 euro a night for two adults and a car. Next to the camping there's a parking.
English (Translate this text in English): Nice spot, with a wide beach, never ever crowded. Conditions are best at an hour or two before and after hight tide.<br />The best thing is that there is a camping AT the beach. Get up early and catch the first waves!<br />The camping is really cheap, 7 euro a night for two adults and a car. Next to the camping there's a parking.
English (Translate this text in English): Nice spot, with a wide beach, never ever crowded. Conditions are best at an hour or two before and after hight tide.&lt;br &#47;&gt;The best thing is that there is a camping AT the beach. Get up early and catch the first waves!&lt;br &#47;&gt;The camping is really cheap, 7 euro a night for two adults and a car. Next to the camping there's a parking.
Atmosphere
The spot is sweet, you can hear the surf all night long. Get up early, stick your head out of the tent and check the surf. If it's good, be the first (and only one) to catch a wave.
At night you can make a nice campfire on the pebbles/rocks. Allthough the area is rather rainy, Vauville (and whole local west coast) seems to be very dry. Rain falls in the inlands, the beach stays dry an sunny :)
English (Translate this text in English): The spot is sweet, you can hear the surf all night long. Get up early, stick your head out of the tent and check the surf. If it's good, be the first (and only one) to catch a wave.<br />At night you can make a nice campfire on the pebbles/rocks. Allthough the area is rather rainy, Vauville (and whole local west coast) seems to be very dry. Rain falls in the inlands, the beach stays dry an sunny :)
English (Translate this text in English): The spot is sweet, you can hear the surf all night long. Get up early, stick your head out of the tent and check the surf. If it's good, be the first (and only one) to catch a wave.<br />At night you can make a nice campfire on the pebbles/rocks. Allthough the area is rather rainy, Vauville (and whole local west coast) seems to be very dry. Rain falls in the inlands, the beach stays dry an sunny :)
English (Translate this text in English): The spot is sweet, you can hear the surf all night long. Get up early, stick your head out of the tent and check the surf. If it's good, be the first (and only one) to catch a wave.&lt;br &#47;&gt;At night you can make a nice campfire on the pebbles&#47;rocks. Allthough the area is rather rainy, Vauville (and whole local west coast) seems to be very dry. Rain falls in the inlands, the beach stays dry an sunny :)
General
I haven't checked the spot in it's best season (september-december) yet. But it looks promising.
Vauville is quite remote, from Paris it's a 6 hours drive...
English (Translate this text in English): I haven't checked the spot in it's best season (september-december) yet. But it looks promising.<br />Vauville is quite remote, from Paris it's a 6 hours drive...
English (Translate this text in English): I haven't checked the spot in it's best season (september-december) yet. But it looks promising.<br />Vauville is quite remote, from Paris it's a 6 hours drive...
English (Translate this text in English): I haven't checked the spot in it's best season (september-december) yet. But it looks promising.&lt;br &#47;&gt;Vauville is quite remote, from Paris it's a 6 hours drive...
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By anonymous , 04-11-2005
...atomic - and very close to the atomic factory la hagoue (or so)