Bandol kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 7 m 43.14 | 5.78

Overview

Bandol — Anse de Renécros. Surf/windsurf spot popular with bodyboarders. Seaside resort between Sanary and La Ciotat.
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Sunrise 07:56 · Sunset 18:46

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

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Bandol: 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

170h

in May · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in May: 23 rideable days a month and 170 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is December, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 13 rideable days J February: 12.5 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 12 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d M June: 23 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days J August: 22 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 9 rideable days N December: 6 rideable days6 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 13 rideable days J February: 12.5 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 12 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d M June: 23 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days J August: 22 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 9 rideable days N December: 6 rideable days6 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 56%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 13%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 56% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is December, with 149 mm.

Monthly averages: Bandol
Monthly averages — Bandol — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 13.0 65 h 14 °C 39 mm
February 12.5 68 h 15 °C 86 mm
March 15.0 90 h 16 °C 135 mm
April 12.0 84 h 19 °C 25 mm
May 25.5 170 h 23 °C 31 mm
June 23.0 168 h 27 °C 6 mm
July 23.0 172 h 30 °C 13 mm
August 22.0 146 h 31 °C 13 mm
September 19.5 116 h 25 °C 58 mm
October 12.0 74 h 22 °C 86 mm
November 9.0 47 h 17 °C 45 mm
December 6.0 29 h 14 °C 149 mm

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Technical details of Bandol spot

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

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

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