Gigaro kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 17 m 43.19 | 6.6

Overview

Gigaro — plage près de La Croix-Valmer, face au Cap Lardier. Un des plus beaux spots de la côte varoise. Surf/windsurf par houle d'E/SE. Parc national marin.
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Spot forecast for Gigaro

Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 18:43

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

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Gigaro: 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

92h

in March · 12.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, July and March, at 14 rideable days and 26 °C. The low point is December, at 3 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 6.5 rideable days J February: 7.5 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 11.5 rideable days M June: 8 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 9 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 3 rideable days3 d D 0 5 10 15 January: 6.5 rideable days J February: 7.5 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 11.5 rideable days M June: 8 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 9 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days N December: 3 rideable days3 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · 5%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is March, with 150 mm.

Monthly averages: Gigaro
Monthly averages — Gigaro — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 6.5 40 h 14 °C 122 mm
February 7.5 45 h 15 °C 60 mm
March 12.5 92 h 17 °C 150 mm
April 9.5 53 h 19 °C 39 mm
May 11.5 57 h 22 °C 35 mm
June 8.0 53 h 27 °C 10 mm
July 13.5 58 h 30 °C 8 mm
August 14.5 60 h 31 °C 20 mm
September 9.0 52 h 26 °C 71 mm
October 10.0 47 h 22 °C 126 mm
November 5.0 21 h 18 °C 32 mm
December 3.0 21 h 15 °C 87 mm

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Technical details of Gigaro spot

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

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

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