Les Aresquiers spot

Les Aresquiers kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Occitanie

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 1 m 43.44 | 3.79

Overview

Les Aresquiers — Frontignan, between Sète and Montpellier. Étang d'Ingril lagoon side — flat, shallow. Tramontane NW, Mistral N. FFVL labelled. Beginner.

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Sunrise 08:04 · Sunset 18:54

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

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Les Aresquiers: 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

188h

in May · 24 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are September, May and July, at 24 rideable days and 23 °C. The low point is February, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18 rideable days J February: 17 rideable days17 d F March: 21 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days24 d M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 18 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18 rideable days J February: 17 rideable days17 d F March: 21 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days24 d M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 18 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 12 °C. The wettest month is December, with 94 mm.

Monthly averages: Les Aresquiers
Monthly averages — Les Aresquiers — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.0 127 h 12 °C 61 mm
February 17.0 112 h 13 °C 52 mm
March 21.0 159 h 14 °C 63 mm
April 19.5 165 h 17 °C 40 mm
May 24.0 188 h 19 °C 72 mm
June 20.5 153 h 24 °C 7 mm
July 24.0 225 h 27 °C 7 mm
August 18.0 127 h 27 °C 7 mm
September 24.5 183 h 22 °C 28 mm
October 21.0 131 h 19 °C 21 mm
November 20.0 152 h 16 °C 53 mm
December 17.5 144 h 13 °C 94 mm

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Technical details of Les Aresquiers spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, SW, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Local association recommendations

The local club: http://www.inkiwi.fr/
We ask the entire kitesurfing community who seek to practice in wild areas to respect these species during breeding periods by avoiding navigating near these sites, which can be visualized on the map below. Kitesurfing, either at sea or on the Ingril lagoon, poses no problem regarding sensitive protected species. The Conservatory of Natural Spaces of Languedoc Roussillon
FFVL certified spot

Spot functioning

 Via the RD 60 from Frontignan city center towards Frontignan Beach or from Vic la Guardiole towards Frontignan Beach crossing the Aresquiers bridge. The advantage of parking at the spot is a constant DANGER (with N-W winds) when launching and landing the kite.

Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Beginner
Parking

70 parking spaces available directly in front of the spot. 

Wind specificities

The most favorable wind remains the North West. Don't miss the rare sessions with South West winds (the Labetch or Narbonnais). No interest in South East winds which don't work well, better go navigate at sea, towards Gachon for example.

Hazards

The shallow water depth in the launching area, some poles and small islands, the sandbank on the west side towards the "small beach". Do not navigate along the road. When the wind picks up, windsurfers are numerous, even very numerous on the spot. You will easily spot the "capetchades" (fixed nets planted in the bottom) to avoid them. Upon arrival, observe the lagoon to identify the presence of fishermen setting up (placing small floating nets that are much less visible) to choose your navigation area.

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