Overview

Blériot-Plage (Sangatte) is the windiest kitesurf spot on the entire Côte d'Opale — regularly gusting 40+ knots, making it the go-to spot for experienced riders who want power and waves. Located at the foot of the legendary Cap Blanc-Nez cliffs, just 8 km from Calais, it is the end point of the famous 12 km downwind from Wissant, one of the most spectacular coastal downwinds in France.

Works SW, W, NW and NE. Long waves (not steep) make for good surf kite sessions. Groynes are a key hazard — locate them before launching. Size down: the wind is always stronger than forecast here. The area is also a back-up spot when Wissant is too packed or too light. SAW Sangatte and Combokite school operate at this spot.

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Spot forecast for Blériot-Plage / Sangatte - Cap Blanc-Nez (Power Spot)

Sunrise 08:26 · Sunset 18:48

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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 4.2 km from the spot.

Wednesday 21 October Low tide 03:37 · 3.1 m High tide 10:14 · 5.8 m Low tide 16:20 · 2.8 m High tide 22:44 · 6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:57 · 2.7 m High tide 11:05 · 6.1 m Low tide 17:25 · 2.3 m High tide 23:31 · 6.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:53 · 2.3 m High tide 11:48 · 6.6 m Low tide 18:15 · 1.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 00:11 · 6.8 m Low tide 06:41 · 1.8 m High tide 12:24 · 6.9 m Low tide 19:01 · 1.5 m
Sunday 25 October High tide 00:44 · 7.2 m Low tide 06:24 · 1.5 m High tide 11:54 · 7.3 m Low tide 18:44 · 1.2 m

Blériot-Plage / Sangatte - Cap Blanc-Nez (Power Spot): 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

356h

in August · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in August: 27 rideable days a month and 356 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is October, at 21 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 154 mm.

Monthly averages: Blériot-Plage / Sangatte - Cap Blanc-Nez (Power Spot)

Monthly averages — Blériot-Plage / Sangatte - Cap Blanc-Nez (Power Spot) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.0	221 h	7 °C	91 mm
February	24.0	239 h	9 °C	101 mm
March	23.0	222 h	11 °C	45 mm
April	26.0	318 h	14 °C	59 mm
May	25.0	325 h	16 °C	57 mm
June	27.0	361 h	19 °C	54 mm
July	28.0	362 h	21 °C	72 mm
August	29.5	356 h	22 °C	58 mm
September	26.0	299 h	19 °C	154 mm
October	21.0	202 h	15 °C	83 mm
November	22.5	188 h	11 °C	96 mm
December	25.0	220 h	9 °C	64 mm

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Technical details of Blériot-Plage / Sangatte - Cap Blanc-Nez (Power Spot) spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, ENE, E, S, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Local association recommendations

2 Caps Kite / Nicolas — kitesurf school based at Sangatte, formerly one of the reference schools for the area. (Note: site indicates cessation of activity — verify locally.)

SAW Sangatte — windsurf and sailing association at Sangatte, also kitesurf. saw-sangatte.fr

Combokite — school offering the famous 12 km downwind from Wissant to Sangatte along Cap Blanc-Nez cliffs. combokite.com

FFVL certified spot.

Spot functioning

Location: Sangatte / Blériot-Plage, Pas-de-Calais. Access from Calais: follow signs to Sangatte/Blériot-Plage. Parking on the seafront. Identify the wooden groynes before launching. Downwind Wissant→Sangatte (SW wind): plan two cars — one at each end. 12 km along Cap Blanc-Nez cliffs, experienced riders only.

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Wind specificities

SW: optimal — side-onshore, long waves, arrival point of the Wissant downwind. W: direct onshore, powerful, quality wave kite. NW: excellent for wave riders. NE: also works well — Cap Blanc-Nez alters the wind making NE usable (unlike further south). SE: offshore — dangerous. Wind always stronger than forecast: size down systematically. 40+ knot sessions are normal here.

Hazards

Groynes (wooden breakwaters) on the beach — barely visible at high tide and represent a serious hazard. Identify their positions before launching. Wind can reach 40 knots regularly — size down. SE: offshore, dangerous. The beach is narrower than Wissant and high tide significantly reduces launching space. Strong Channel tidal currents. The downwind to Sangatte from Wissant is reserved for experienced, autonomous riders in appropriate conditions.

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