La Ciotat kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 6 m 43.19 | 5.62

Overview

La Ciotat — surf/windsurf spot on La Ciotat's main beach, facing Île Verte. South-oriented waves. Seaside resort between Marseille and Toulon.

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Spot forecast for La Ciotat

Sunrise 07:57 · Sunset 18:47

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

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La Ciotat: 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

162h

in March · 15 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, April and October, at 13 rideable days and 20 °C. The low point is July, at 4.5 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 16/05 to 14/09.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 8.5 rideable days J February: 9.5 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days15 d M April: 12.5 rideable days A May: 11 rideable days M June: 10.5 rideable days J July: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d J August: 5 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 8.5 rideable days J February: 9.5 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days15 d M April: 12.5 rideable days A May: 11 rideable days M June: 10.5 rideable days J July: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d J August: 5 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 11.5 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is March, with 120 mm.

Monthly averages: La Ciotat
Monthly averages — La Ciotat — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 8.5 68 h 14 °C 39 mm
February 9.5 80 h 15 °C 62 mm
March 15.0 162 h 17 °C 120 mm
April 12.5 137 h 20 °C 21 mm
May closed 11.0 82 h 23 °C 39 mm
June closed 10.5 86 h 28 °C 8 mm
July closed 4.5 24 h 31 °C 11 mm
August closed 5.0 35 h 31 °C 8 mm
September closed 10.0 77 h 25 °C 71 mm
October 11.5 100 h 22 °C 73 mm
November 11.5 84 h 17 °C 34 mm
December 10.0 79 h 15 °C 86 mm

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Technical details of La Ciotat spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: 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, SSW, SW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
  • Closed : from 16/05 to 14/09
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