Overview

Kitesurf

Saint-Laurent-du-Var is a FFVL-approved kitesurf spot west of Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), at the nautical centre near the Cap 3000 shopping centre. Best winds are East and South-East for safe flat-water riding (sheltered from waves by the airport). Mistral (W/SW) is reserved for experienced riders only — jetties and airport infrastructure downwind.

Do not launch outside the nautical centre beach. Navigation forbidden in the windsurfing school basins. The Nice airport is immediately adjacent — a strictly no-fly zone overhead. Access summer: restricted to outside peak season (mid-June to mid-September); year-round possible from behind the Var river outlet near the yacht club. Park at Cap 3000, walk to the beach.

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Spot forecast for Saint-Laurent-du-Var

Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 17:07

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Saint-Laurent-du-Var: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

31h

in July · 7.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 6 rideable days a month and 31 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is January, at 1.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 13 °C. The wettest month is March, with 102 mm.

Monthly averages: Saint-Laurent-du-Var

Monthly averages — Saint-Laurent-du-Var — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	1.5	5 h	13 °C	85 mm
February	1.5	6 h	14 °C	70 mm
March	8.0	46 h	15 °C	102 mm
April	6.5	35 h	18 °C	44 mm
May	3.0	13 h	21 °C	11 mm
June	4.0	22 h	26 °C	1 mm
July	7.5	31 h	28 °C	1 mm
August	6.0	23 h	29 °C	1 mm
September	3.5	18 h	24 °C	16 mm
October	2.0	8 h	21 °C	43 mm
November	1.5	6 h	16 °C	19 mm
December	3.0	11 h	14 °C	33 mm

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Technical details of Saint-Laurent-du-Var spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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