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Balaruc-les-Bains — Étang de Thau, NE corner near thermal baths town. Flat lagoon. Tramontane NW, Mistral N/NE. Intermediate.

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Spot forecast for Balaruc-les-Bains / Etang de Thau

Sunrise 08:05 · Sunset 18:54

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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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Balaruc-les-Bains / Etang de Thau: 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

278h

in June · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in June: 28 rideable days a month and 278 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is February, at 18.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 2%

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 12 °C. The wettest month is December, with 91 mm.

Monthly averages: Balaruc-les-Bains / Etang de Thau

Monthly averages — Balaruc-les-Bains / Etang de Thau — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.5	140 h	12 °C	43 mm
February	18.5	149 h	14 °C	31 mm
March	25.5	286 h	15 °C	70 mm
April	27.5	294 h	18 °C	39 mm
May	28.0	309 h	21 °C	39 mm
June	29.5	278 h	27 °C	4 mm
July	29.5	315 h	29 °C	2 mm
August	27.5	222 h	31 °C	0 mm
September	23.5	243 h	24 °C	5 mm
October	23.0	183 h	21 °C	9 mm
November	23.0	207 h	16 °C	30 mm
December	19.0	178 h	13 °C	91 mm

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Technical details of Balaruc-les-Bains / Etang de Thau spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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