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🇫🇷 Port-La-Nouvelle

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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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Port-La-Nouvelle · Aude

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43.017°N · 3.045°E

Getting there

From Narbonne · 18 km · 20 min via D6139
Airport Perpignan (PGF) · 55 km · 50 min
Note Industrial port town with a long open beach south of the harbour — more exposed than Gruissan just north.

Parking

Cost Free
Surface Free beach car parks · ~200 spaces south of the port
Fills by Quieter than Gruissan/Leucate · Oct–Apr for surf
Walk to water ~4 min
Facilities Small town services · Limited but sufficient

Hazards

SANDBAR Open Gulf of Lion beach break — full Tramontane fetch means it can get powerful fast.
RIP Strong rip near the harbour jetty on bigger swell — stay well south of the port entrance.
LOCALS Small local crew, far less crowded than Gruissan or Leucate nearby.
TRAMONTANE Full NW Tramontane fetch — this is one of the more powerful breaks on this stretch of coast.

Local knowledge

Best tide Mid to high rising
Peak season Oct–Apr · Tramontane NW swell · More powerful than neighbouring spots
Swell key NW Tramontane swell · Full Gulf of Lion fetch · Open beach break
Level Intermediate · Sandy but can get punchy
Dawn patrol Morning Tramontane sessions before the wind chop builds through the day.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · Port-La-Nouvelle
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JAN
4/3
13°
FEB
4/3
12.5°
MAR
4/3
13°
APR
4/3
14°
MAY
4/3
16.5°
JUN
3/2
20°
JUL
SHORT
23°
AUG
SHORT
24.5°
SEP
SHORT
23°
OCT
3/2
20°
NOV
4/3
16.5°
DEC
4/3
14°
■ 4/3mm full suit ■ 3/2mm spring suit ■ Shorty ■ Boardshorts
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Surf shops nearby

Chinook Surf Shop
LEUCATE · 10 KM
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Surfone Leucate
LEUCATE
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Food & coffee

L'Escale
PORT-LA-NOUVELLE BEACHSIDE
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Hôtel Méditerranée
PORT-LA-NOUVELLE
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