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The beach at Saint-Florent catches large westerly and north-easterly swells. With a bit of luck you´ll have some swell and offshore winds during a storm from north-east, when the windswell from the same direction bends enough to make it into the bay. West of here the coast takes a little detour to the north before it more or less builds a straight line to the west with a few beaches facing north-northwest. This is might be the most interesting area of the island if you want to go wave-sailing. The Mistral blows mostly side-shore here and the swell created by this wind makes it into a few bays.
Even when playing on the ocean, the mountains try to distract you from the sea. Most of the spots are not suited for beginners due to heavy waves in combination with difficult launching / small beaches or even rocky coast. Algajola and Ghjunchido are famous but notoriously dangerous wave-sailing meccas here. Things get a bit easier at the large and sheltered bay of Calvi (check the spot guide) that offers a wide variety of conditions for all wind supported water sports.
West of Calvi starts the in the beginning mentioned extremely rugged and very inaccessible west coast. From Galleria to Porto there is no recommendable way to access to the sea. The coast starts to get more interesting – concerning water sports – again south of “Cappu Rossu”. From here the coastal mountains become less high, accessible bays more numerous and beaches wider. Still not the easiest places for windsurfing as most spots face west and straight into predominant westerly winds. But surfing becomes a more realistic option.
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