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Grandcamp spot

Grandcamp kitesurf spot

France · Normandie

Spot currently openBeginner level 49.39 | -1.04

Overview

Rideable during rising and falling tide. Caution, a swimming area is present during summer.

Navigable at low tide during periods of small coefficients

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Spot forecast for Grandcamp

Sunrise 08:33 · Sunset 19:04

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now06:485.2 m11:073.5 m12:113.5 m13:043.5 m19:025.3 m01:463.1 m07:585.4 m14:173.1 m20:115.6 m02:422.6 m08:485.8 m15:072.6 m20:586 m03:272.1 m09:286.2 m15:482.2 m21:326.4 m04:061.7 m09:586.6 m16:261.7 m21:576.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 5.2 m Low tide · 3.5 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 3.5 m High tide · 5.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 3.1 m High tide · 5.4 m Low tide · 3.1 m High tide · 5.6 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 2.6 m High tide · 5.8 m Low tide · 2.6 m High tide · 6 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 6.2 m Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 6.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 6.6 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 6.7 m

Grandcamp: 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

260h

in May · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 23 rideable days a month and 260 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is December, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d M June: 25 rideable days J July: 24.5 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d M June: 25 rideable days J July: 24.5 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 106 mm.

Monthly averages: Grandcamp
Monthly averages — Grandcamp — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 12.5 94 h 8 °C 106 mm
February 13.0 117 h 10 °C 68 mm
March 19.0 185 h 12 °C 37 mm
April 19.5 217 h 14 °C 36 mm
May 25.5 260 h 16 °C 43 mm
June 25.0 243 h 20 °C 28 mm
July 24.5 246 h 21 °C 54 mm
August 24.0 217 h 22 °C 13 mm
September 15.0 149 h 19 °C 58 mm
October 15.0 137 h 16 °C 52 mm
November 16.5 108 h 12 °C 39 mm
December 11.5 103 h 9 °C 36 mm

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Technical details of Grandcamp spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, W, WNW.

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