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Barbatre / Ile de Noirmoutier kitesurf, wingfoil and windfoil spot

France · Pays de la Loire

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 3 m 46.94 | -2.19

Overview

Barbâtre is the main kitesurf spot at the southern tip of the Ile de Noirmoutier, accessible from the bridge. The sheltered east-facing bay gives flat water in east and northeast winds — ideal for foiling and beginners. Also works on the ocean side in southwest to northwest wind. Very large tidal range. The Passage de Fromentine generates strong tidal currents nearby.

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Spot forecast for Barbatre / Ile de Noirmoutier

Sunrise 08:33 · Sunset 19:13

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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 4.7 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 Now00:143.4 m06:532.2 m12:523.6 m19:392 m01:453.5 m08:002 m14:013.9 m20:321.7 m02:363.8 m08:481.7 m14:464.1 m21:141.4 m03:144.1 m09:291.3 m15:244.4 m21:521 m03:484.4 m10:061 m16:014.7 m22:270.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 3.6 m Low tide · 2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 4.4 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.4 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.7 m Low tide · 0.8 m

Barbatre / Ile de Noirmoutier: 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

401h

in June · 30 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in June: 29 rideable days a month and 401 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is February, at 21.5 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Juillet-août : zones de baignade à respecter. Trafic ferry et tidal currents du Passage de Fromentine.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days30 d J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 25 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 28 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days30 d J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 25 rideable days D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · 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 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 100 mm.

Monthly averages: Barbatre / Ile de Noirmoutier
Monthly averages — Barbatre / Ile de Noirmoutier — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.0 256 h 9 °C 100 mm
February 21.5 226 h 11 °C 72 mm
March 25.5 280 h 13 °C 56 mm
April 28.0 341 h 16 °C 43 mm
May 29.0 395 h 18 °C 47 mm
June 30.0 401 h 22 °C 46 mm
July hours 29.5 414 h 22 °C 42 mm
August hours 29.0 354 h 23 °C 13 mm
September 27.5 323 h 19 °C 62 mm
October 25.0 254 h 17 °C 88 mm
November 24.0 226 h 14 °C 71 mm
December 25.0 216 h 10 °C 53 mm

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Technical details of Barbatre / Ile de Noirmoutier spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot functioning

Access from the Noirmoutier bridge. Park at Barbâtre. East and northeast wind: launch from the sheltered bay side. Southwest to northwest: launch from the ocean beach. Check tidal conditions — sessions only viable from mid to high tide on the bay side. Respect all access rules on the island.

Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round

Open year-round. Best season: April to October. Sessions on the bay side only viable from mid to high tide. Access by the Noirmoutier bridge (D38) or the Passage du Gois at low tide.

Required level
Beginner
Parking

Parking at Barbâtre, accessible from the Noirmoutier bridge. Services in Barbâtre village.

Wind specificities

Two very different wind windows: east and northeast give flat water sessions on the sheltered bay side. Southwest to northwest opens the ocean beach. The large tidal range creates wind-over-current effects — best conditions when wind and current are not opposed.

Hazards

Passage de Fromentine tidal currents — strong at spring tides. Ferry route to Ile de Noirmoutier passes near. Tidal flats at low tide.

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