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La Plaine-sur-Mer LE CORMIER kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Pays de la Loire

Spot currently openIntermediate level 47.16 | -2.18

Overview

La Plaine-sur-Mer Le Cormier is a kitesurf spot on the Pays de Retz coast, southwest of Saint-Nazaire. Southwest to northwest dominant winds with moderate Atlantic conditions. Intermediate level.

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Spot forecast for La Plaine-sur-Mer LE CORMIER

Sunrise 08:34 · Sunset 19:12

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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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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now07:002.3 m12:383.8 m19:452.1 m01:293.7 m08:062.1 m13:504 m20:391.8 m02:274 m08:551.8 m14:404.3 m21:211.4 m03:084.3 m09:351.4 m15:204.7 m21:581.1 m03:454.7 m10:121.1 m15:595 m22:330.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 2.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 4.7 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.7 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 5 m Low tide · 0.8 m

La Plaine-sur-Mer LE CORMIER: 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

275h

in June · 26 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in June: 23 rideable days a month and 275 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 15 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Juillet-août : zones de baignade à respecter.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 18 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days26 d J July: 26 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 15 rideable days15 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 18 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days26 d J July: 26 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 15 rideable days15 d D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 115 mm.

Monthly averages: La Plaine-sur-Mer LE CORMIER
Monthly averages — La Plaine-sur-Mer LE CORMIER — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.0 153 h 9 °C 115 mm
February 18.0 194 h 11 °C 74 mm
March 19.0 173 h 13 °C 51 mm
April 21.5 229 h 16 °C 45 mm
May 20.5 248 h 19 °C 52 mm
June 26.0 275 h 22 °C 33 mm
July hours 26.0 317 h 22 °C 43 mm
August hours 22.5 235 h 24 °C 15 mm
September 21.0 231 h 20 °C 62 mm
October 16.0 154 h 18 °C 93 mm
November 18.0 162 h 14 °C 75 mm
December 15.0 131 h 10 °C 45 mm

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Technical details of La Plaine-sur-Mer LE CORMIER spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: SSE.

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