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Baie de Gatseau - Île d'Oléron kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 5 m 45.81 | -1.22

Overview

Baie de Gatseau is a kitesurf spot on the south coast of the Ile d'Oléron facing the Pertuis de Maumusson, the notorious tidal passage between Oléron and the mainland. The bay is sheltered from the Atlantic swell and works well in northeast wind. Beware of the very strong tidal currents of the Maumusson passage — advanced knowledge of local conditions essential.

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Spot forecast for Baie de Gatseau - Île d'Oléron

Sunrise 08:28 · Sunset 19:10

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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 7.2 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 Now02:173.7 m03:103.7 m06:342.6 m12:174.3 m19:122.4 m00:504.2 m03:083.9 m03:473.9 m07:372.3 m13:174.5 m20:092 m01:484.4 m08:302 m14:114.8 m20:561.6 m02:404.8 m09:151.6 m15:005.1 m21:391.3 m03:265.1 m09:571.2 m15:455.4 m22:200.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 3.7 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 2.6 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 2.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 3.9 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 2 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 4.4 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 4.8 m Low tide · 1.6 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4.8 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 5.1 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 5.1 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 5.4 m Low tide · 0.9 m

Baie de Gatseau - Île d'Oléron: 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

56h

in April · 5.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, April and December, at 6 rideable days and 12 °C. The low point is August, at 1.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 2 4 6 8 January: 8 rideable days J February: 2.5 rideable days F March: 4.5 rideable days M April: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d A May: 4.5 rideable days M June: 4 rideable days J July: 3.5 rideable days J August: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d A September: 3 rideable days S October: 5 rideable days O November: 4 rideable days N December: 5.5 rideable days D 0 2 4 6 8 January: 8 rideable days J February: 2.5 rideable days F March: 4.5 rideable days M April: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d A May: 4.5 rideable days M June: 4 rideable days J July: 3.5 rideable days J August: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d A September: 3 rideable days S October: 5 rideable days O November: 4 rideable days N December: 5.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 99%13-20 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 99% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 83 mm.

Monthly averages: Baie de Gatseau - Île d'Oléron
Monthly averages — Baie de Gatseau - Île d'Oléron — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 8.0 56 h 9 °C 83 mm
February 2.5 27 h 12 °C 82 mm
March 4.5 32 h 13 °C 58 mm
April 5.5 56 h 16 °C 53 mm
May 4.5 35 h 18 °C 54 mm
June 4.0 28 h 23 °C 23 mm
July 3.5 29 h 23 °C 14 mm
August 1.5 13 h 24 °C 27 mm
September 3.0 29 h 20 °C 71 mm
October 5.0 41 h 18 °C 68 mm
November 4.0 37 h 14 °C 67 mm
December 5.5 43 h 11 °C 56 mm

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Technical details of Baie de Gatseau - Île d'Oléron spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE.

Depending on conditions: N, E, NNW.

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