Overview

Kitesurf

Plage de Malo is a kitesurf spot at Malo-les-Bains, the beach district of Dunkirk (Nord). This North Sea beach faces north, exposed to the classic Flemish coast winds: North-East, South-West, West and North-West. Malo-les-Bains is a popular urban beach close to the centre of Dunkirk.

Large tidal range with a flat sandy beach. The beach is shared with many recreational users — respect designated zones. Close to Dunkirk port with good infrastructure and services nearby.

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Spot forecast for Plage de Malo

Sunrise 08:22 · Sunset 18:48

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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 · 07:57 · 4.7 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 14:51 · 2.2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 22:02 · 4.8 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 03:34 · 2.4 m

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Plage de Malo: 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

360h

in June · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in June: 28 rideable days a month and 360 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is October, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 67%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 67% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 139 mm.

Monthly averages: Plage de Malo

Monthly averages — Plage de Malo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.5	192 h	6 °C	99 mm
February	20.5	186 h	9 °C	104 mm
March	17.5	165 h	12 °C	51 mm
April	25.5	303 h	14 °C	67 mm
May	28.5	341 h	17 °C	66 mm
June	29.5	360 h	20 °C	35 mm
July	27.5	342 h	21 °C	53 mm
August	29.0	331 h	22 °C	48 mm
September	22.5	250 h	18 °C	139 mm
October	15.0	136 h	15 °C	109 mm
November	17.0	132 h	11 °C	89 mm
December	19.5	164 h	8 °C	73 mm

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Technical details of Plage de Malo spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ENE, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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