L'Adour kitesurf and wingfoil spot

France · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Spot currently openAdvanced level 43.53 | -1.52

Overview

L'Adour is a kitesurf spot at the mouth of the Adour river at Bayonne-Anglet, at the junction between the Basque coast and the Landes coast. The spot benefits from south and southwest winds entering the river estuary. The port of Bayonne creates strong maritime traffic — a technical and demanding spot requiring knowledge of local navigation rules.

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Spot forecast for L'Adour

Sunrise 08:26 · Sunset 19:15

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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 4.8 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 Now00:362.8 m06:341.8 m13:033 m19:251.6 m01:513 m07:431.6 m14:053.2 m20:191.3 m02:403.2 m08:321.4 m14:493.5 m21:011.1 m03:173.4 m09:131.1 m15:263.7 m21:370.8 m03:513.7 m09:500.9 m16:023.9 m22:120.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 3 m Low tide · 1.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 0.6 m

L'Adour: 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

192h

in May · 20.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, April and July, at 19 rideable days and 20 °C. The low point is December, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d M June: 14 rideable days J July: 18 rideable days J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d M June: 14 rideable days J July: 18 rideable days J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 14.5 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 13 °C. The wettest month is September, with 134 mm.

Monthly averages: L'Adour
Monthly averages — L'Adour — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.0 130 h 13 °C 104 mm
February 13.0 121 h 14 °C 86 mm
March 17.5 167 h 16 °C 122 mm
April 18.0 156 h 18 °C 86 mm
May 20.5 192 h 19 °C 68 mm
June 14.0 117 h 23 °C 56 mm
July 18.0 149 h 24 °C 30 mm
August 15.5 113 h 25 °C 31 mm
September 14.5 129 h 22 °C 134 mm
October 16.0 150 h 21 °C 110 mm
November 13.0 111 h 17 °C 124 mm
December 12.5 96 h 13 °C 110 mm

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Technical details of L'Adour spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: SE, WNW.

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