Overview

Kitesurf

Franceville is a kitesurf spot at Merville-Franceville-Plage (Calvados), very close to the Merville-Franceville-Plage port spot. The beach catches winds from both sides: North-East and South-West to West, making it one of the more versatile spots on this section of the Côte de Nacre/Côte Fleurie boundary.

Tidal spot. Watch for the port channel and hunting reserve restrictions to the west (same precautions as the neighbouring Merville-Franceville-Plage spot). Sandy beach with good space at low tide.

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Spot forecast for Franceville

Sunrise 08:29 · Sunset 19:01

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

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 11:09 · 4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 12:12 · 4.1 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:50 · 3.8 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:48 · 6.2 m

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Franceville: 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

241h

in September · 25 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in September: 23 rideable days a month and 241 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is November, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is January, with 108 mm.

Monthly averages: Franceville

Monthly averages — Franceville — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.0	133 h	7 °C	108 mm
February	19.0	173 h	10 °C	53 mm
March	17.0	158 h	12 °C	42 mm
April	23.5	206 h	14 °C	26 mm
May	22.0	228 h	16 °C	50 mm
June	22.0	184 h	19 °C	41 mm
July	23.0	212 h	21 °C	82 mm
August	23.5	211 h	22 °C	20 mm
September	25.0	241 h	19 °C	87 mm
October	19.0	151 h	16 °C	73 mm
November	15.5	113 h	12 °C	66 mm
December	17.5	145 h	9 °C	37 mm

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Technical details of Franceville spot

The spot works with winds from NE, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: NNE, ENE, SSW, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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