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Les Cavaliers kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

France · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 3 m 43.52 | -1.53

Overview

Les Cavaliers is the most northern beach of the Anglet lineup, at the mouth of the Adour river. It is one of the best-known spots on the Basque coast and receives strong northwest and west winds with Atlantic swell. The beach forms a natural amphitheatre between the pine forest and the ocean. Demanding conditions — powerful waves and strong rip currents.

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Spot forecast for Les Cavaliers

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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Swell and waves

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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 3.8 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 m06:331.8 m13:033 m19:251.6 m01:513 m07:421.6 m14:053.2 m20:191.3 m02:393.2 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 m16:013.9 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

Les Cavaliers: 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

306h

in May · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 306 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is November, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 17 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days30 d M June: 26.5 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 19.5 rideable days O November: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d N December: 14 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 17 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days30 d M June: 26.5 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 19.5 rideable days O November: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d N December: 14 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 13 °C. The wettest month is September, with 136 mm.

Monthly averages: Les Cavaliers
Monthly averages — Les Cavaliers — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.5 135 h 13 °C 106 mm
February 17.0 139 h 14 °C 86 mm
March 22.5 196 h 16 °C 124 mm
April 24.5 219 h 18 °C 84 mm
May 30.0 306 h 19 °C 68 mm
June 26.5 251 h 23 °C 57 mm
July 29.0 304 h 24 °C 32 mm
August 28.0 246 h 25 °C 32 mm
September 23.0 187 h 22 °C 136 mm
October 19.5 177 h 21 °C 115 mm
November 13.5 107 h 17 °C 127 mm
December 14.0 113 h 13 °C 112 mm

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Technical details of Les Cavaliers spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: S, SSW.

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