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/LES GROTTES · BIZERTE/ · INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED · BEACH/REEF
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Best window today
07:00–11:00
Before onshore builds
Crowds
Moderate · 8–12 out
Wetsuit
3/2mm
Spring suit · 17°C water
Parking
Free
Dirt lot · fills by 09:00
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OPEN-METEO · FREE · NO KEY
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Les Grottes · Cap Blanc · Bizerte

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37.333°N · 9.846°E

Getting there

From Bizerte centre · 10 km · 15 min via the Corniche road
Airport Carthage (TUN) · 63 km · 55 min
Note At Cap Blanc, Tunisia's northernmost point — a mix of reef breaks (Les Grottes, La Droite du Fort) around the old French naval fort, with genuine NW Mistral exposure.

Parking

Cost Free
Surface Free lots near the fort and Corniche · ~80 spaces
Fills by Small local surf scene · Nov–Mar for surf
Walk to water ~4 min over rock/track
Facilities Bizerte town nearby for full services

Hazards

REEF Rocky reef bottom at Les Grottes and La Droite — know the tide before paddling out, low tide exposes rock.
RIP Mistral swell builds a channel current off the reef — use it to get out, respect it on bigger days.
LOCALS Small, established Bizerte crew — one of Tunisia's more consistent and better-known breaks.
WIND FUNNEL The terrain around Cap Blanc channels southerly wind into clean offshore conditions — one of the more reliably offshore spots on this coast.

Local knowledge

Best tide Mid to high tide · low tide exposes reef
Peak season Nov–Mar · NW/N Mistral swell · Same long Gulf-of-Lion fetch as northern Algeria
Swell key NW/N Mistral swell · Reef breaks at Les Grottes and La Droite du Fort · Best with offshore S/SW wind
Level Intermediate to advanced · Reef bottom
Dawn patrol Dawn patrol on a fresh Mistral forecast — the Cap Blanc terrain reliably funnels the wind offshore here.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · Bizerte
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JAN
3/2
15.5°
FEB
3/2
15°
MAR
3/2
15.5°
APR
3/2
16.5°
MAY
SHORT
19°
JUN
SHORT
22.5°
JUL
SHORT
25.5°
AUG
SHORT
27°
SEP
SHORT
26.5°
OCT
SHORT
24°
NOV
3/2
20.5°
DEC
3/2
17.5°
■ 4/3mm full suit ■ 3/2mm spring suit ■ Shorty ■ Boardshorts
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Surf schools & rental

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Bizerte surf community

LES GROTTES · ON-SITE
Small local surf crew, informal lessons on request
Guided sessionsfrom €40
Intensive (5 days)from €150
Private lessonsavailable
Ask at the beach
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Tunis surf/watersports

TUNIS · 65 KM SOUTH
Wider Tunis-area surf and watersports scene
SUP initiationfrom €40
Board rentalfrom €10/h
Group discountsavailable
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Surf shops nearby

Bizerte sports shops
BIZERTE TOWN · Ask locally
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Tunis surf/watersports shop
TUNIS · 65 KM · Full range
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Local board rental
LES GROTTES · Informal, ask at the beach
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Food & coffee

Bizerte Corniche restaurants
10 KM · Good seafood, old port setting
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Cap Blanc fort area cafés
ON-SITE · Seasonal
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Tunis city
65 KM · Full city dining
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NW/N Mistral swell + offshore S/SW wind funneled around Cap Blanc. Tell us the conditions — we'll text you when everything lines up.

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