Overview

Kitesurf

Pointe du Hourdel is a kitesurf spot at the tip of the Baie de Somme (Somme), a narrow sandy peninsula that closes the southern side of the Somme estuary. The point is well oriented for West-South-West to North-West winds blowing across the open bay.

The Hourdel point offers a unique setting with seals often visible on nearby sandbanks. Very large tidal range — the bay nearly empties at low tide. Currents can be strong at the tip — riders must be very aware of tidal movements. A spectacular natural spot in a protected nature reserve area.

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Spot forecast for Pointe du Hourdel

Sunrise 08:24 · Sunset 18:52

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 08:00 · 7.1 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:33 · 4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 20:32 · 7.3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 02:24 · 3.8 m

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Pointe du Hourdel: 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

336h

in July · 28 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 336 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is November, at 13.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 124 mm.

Monthly averages: Pointe du Hourdel

Monthly averages — Pointe du Hourdel — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	150 h	6 °C	116 mm
February	18.0	169 h	9 °C	93 mm
March	15.5	135 h	12 °C	41 mm
April	21.5	207 h	15 °C	48 mm
May	22.0	232 h	17 °C	76 mm
June	27.0	342 h	19 °C	57 mm
July	28.0	336 h	21 °C	86 mm
August	25.0	271 h	22 °C	32 mm
September	19.5	205 h	19 °C	124 mm
October	15.0	123 h	15 °C	106 mm
November	13.5	125 h	11 °C	93 mm
December	15.0	122 h	9 °C	54 mm

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Technical details of Pointe du Hourdel spot

The spot works with winds from WSW, W, WNW, NW.

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

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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