Sangatte

About

As i said, just for the fun of it... if you get there you'd rather push a little further toward the Cap Blanc Nez beach.
SECURITY ADVISORY : due to those refugees, wild camping or in-the-car-sleeping is not recomended around Sangatte. Leaving stuff unattended is not, either (cameras, clothes, food, etc.).

Atmosphere:
Sangatte city is very famous in France and Great Britain for two reasons : it is 8 kilometers from the EuroTunnel station (the entry/exit of the cross Channel tunnel) and... it has a wharehouse managed by the french Red Cross. Nearly 1000 refugees live here all year round and walk each evening toward the EuroTunnel to try to get into the trains and find asylum in Great Britain.
When you drive through Sangatte you see'em walking around or making phone calls to Irak, Iran, Pakistan, Kurdistan or wherever they come from. EuroTunnel is asking french government to close it but hell : where would they go ???

Additional Info:
No real surf here... just wait for a big gale and come to surf for the fun of it !
NORTH SWELL is needed, with no wind if possible.
The flat beach makes this spot very less good than Cap Blanc Nez, 4 kilometers away Southward.
Indeed, you can do it here !

Location

Access

From the main city around, Calais, follow road D940 toward Boulogne. Sangatte is the second small city you get through after leaving Calais (10 kilometers).
Once there, just stop and walk past the sand dunes.

Walk	Instant access (<5 min)
Public access	Yes
4x4 required	Unknown
Boat required	Unknown

Wave Characteristics

Type	Beach break
Direction	Right and left
Bottom	Sandy
Power	Fun, Powerless
Frequency	Sometimes breaks (50 days/year)
Normal length	Short (<50m)
Good day length	Short (<50m)

Ideal Conditions

Wind direction	South, SouthEast, East
Swell direction	North, NorthWest, NorthEast
Swell size	5ft-6ft - 8ft+
Tide	All tides
Tide movement	Rising and falling tides