Caravelle
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Well worth renting a Bic pop-out board. Be super careful of urchins/coral.
Atmosphere:
Really mellow, great place to go with non surfing friends/spouse. St. Anne is an interesting town, not really safe at night. There are some expensive hotels near the Club Med beach, which is about a miles west of the town. Best waves in Guad are on the NE/E coast, obviously. But it's rocky and not really a resort area.
Additional Info:
This is a fun coral left right in front of Club Med/Caravelle. It's actually a pass. Works on a tiny swell, but needs mid or high tide to avoid sharp reef. There's another break a few hundred yards out that's bigger, but not sheltered from the wind like Caravelle. More of a windsurfing area, frankly. But there will be a lot of hot topless women (and a few wrinkly old ones, too!) and there's a creperie just before the beach. Great for swimming. Local guys who mostly bodyboard, and a few French boys on school break. Helps to speak French, but locals like Americans better, for obvious reasons.
Location
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Road just before/after Club Med in St. Anne. If you're not staying at CM, park along the road, walk to the beach past the creperie and keep going right around the point. You can rent boards at the windsurfing shop on the left.
Walk | Short walk (5-15 min) |
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Public access | Yes |
4x4 required | Unknown |
Boat required | Unknown |
Wave Characteristics
Type | Reef (coral) |
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Direction | Left |
Bottom | Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.) |
Power | Ordinary |
Frequency | Very consistent (150+ days/year) |
Normal length | Short (<50m) |
Good day length | Normal (50 to 150m) |
Ideal Conditions
Wind direction | North, NorthWest |
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Swell direction | South, SouthEast |
Swell size | Less than 3ft - Don't know |
Tide | Mid and high tide |
Tide movement | Rising tide |
Crowd
Week | Few surfers |
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Weekend | Crowded |
Dangers
Urchins, Rocks, Nudist colony (France only!)
Videos
None
Nearby spots
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Direction: | Right |
Bottom: | Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.) with sand |
Frequency: | Regular (100 days/year) |
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Direction: | Right and left |
Bottom: | Flat rocks |
Frequency: | Regular (100 days/year) |
5.17 miles away
Direction: | Left |
Bottom: | Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.) |
Frequency: | Regular (100 days/year) |