Brutal Beach (Bonnegrâce) kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Spot currently openAdvanced level 43.11 | 5.81

Overview

Brutal Beach (plage de Bonnegrâce) — la plage phare de Six-Fours-les-Plages pour le windsurf, wingfoil et kitesurf. Longue plage de gravillons de 1,2 km bordée par la promenade du Général de Gaulle, à côté du port.

Grosses vagues générées par forte Tramontane à l'ouest de la Méditerranée ou par fort vent d'Ouest. Meilleures conditions vagues par NW — vagues pas très creuses. Les meilleures vagues déroulent vers la digue de l'Est. Le spot porte bien son nom quand ça envoie !

Fond sablonneux (pas de mauvaises surprises avec le foil). Kite interdit l'été mais wingfoil possible.

À 13 km de Toulon.
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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Brutal Beach (Bonnegrâce): 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

305h

in July · 28 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 23 rideable days a month and 305 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is November, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 17 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days28 d J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days13 d N December: 14 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 17 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days28 d J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days13 d N December: 14 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 38%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 23%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 38% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is December, with 187 mm.

Monthly averages: Brutal Beach (Bonnegrâce)
Monthly averages — Brutal Beach (Bonnegrâce) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 156 h 14 °C 50 mm
February 17.0 124 h 15 °C 92 mm
March 17.0 153 h 16 °C 136 mm
April 18.0 183 h 19 °C 27 mm
May 23.0 243 h 22 °C 31 mm
June 23.0 212 h 26 °C 6 mm
July 28.0 305 h 29 °C 10 mm
August 21.5 197 h 30 °C 15 mm
September 19.5 204 h 24 °C 70 mm
October 13.5 134 h 21 °C 85 mm
November 13.0 122 h 17 °C 49 mm
December 14.0 116 h 14 °C 187 mm

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Technical details of Brutal Beach (Bonnegrâce) spot

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

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

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Spot functioning
Accès : centre de Six-Fours, avenue de la Mer ou par Sanary-sur-Mer. Sortie « La Seyne » sur l'autoroute. Se garer le long de l'avenue de Gaulle devant la mer.

SW : THE star du spot — vagues, shorebreak intense. Conditions parfaites pour envoyer du gros.
W : fonctionne très bien.
NW (Mistral) : meilleures conditions vagues. Les meilleures vagues déroulent vers la digue Est. Quand le Mistral souffle fort c'est dans tous les sens, mais ça devient bon dès qu'il se calme.

KITE INTERDIT ÉTÉ — wingfoil reste possible.

Bar La Vague sur la plage, restaurants à proximité.
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Wind specificities
SW : THE star du spot — vagues puissantes, shorebreak intense. Aire de jeu parfaite pour riders confirmés.

W : fonctionne très bien, belles vagues.

NW (Mistral) : meilleures conditions vagues propres. Quand fort un peu dans tous les sens, bon dès qu'il se calme.

S : fonctionne aussi.

E/NE : ne fonctionne pas ici — aller à La Coudoulière ou Le Brusc.
Hazards
Shorebreak intense par SW — challenge à gérer.

Barre à passer avec vent affaibli derrière la digue au départ.

KITE INTERDIT EN ÉTÉ.

Spot réservé riders expérimentés quand ça monte.

Plage fréquentée — attention aux autres riders.

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