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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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

Closed month

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

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

Required level

Intermediate

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La Ciotat - Hôtel de Ville1.9 kmsource infoclimat

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