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Oléron - Chassiron

Break: Reef
Skill level: Intermediate to advanced
Best season: Autumn
Crowds: Medium
Swell: W, NW
Wind: S, SE
Location: 46.0397, -1.4089

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Reef break under the famous striped lighthouse on the north tip of Oléron. Hollow rights when the W swell wraps in.

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