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Plage du Prado kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Spot currently openIntermediate level 43.4 | -1.66

Overview

Plage du Prado is a kitesurf spot located on the southern outskirts of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, near the Spanish border. The beach benefits from south to southwest wind entering the bay. A less exposed alternative to the wild ocean beaches further north.

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Spot forecast for Plage du Prado

Sunrise 08:26 · Sunset 19:16

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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 4.9 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 m01:512.9 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 · 2.9 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

Plage du Prado: 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

164h

in May · 19.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, April and January, at 19 rideable days and 17 °C. The low point is June, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 17.5 rideable days J February: 15 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M June: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days N December: 14.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 17.5 rideable days J February: 15 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M June: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 13.5 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days N December: 14.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 13 °C. The wettest month is December, with 150 mm.

Monthly averages: Plage du Prado
Monthly averages — Plage du Prado — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.5 154 h 14 °C 141 mm
February 15.0 138 h 15 °C 93 mm
March 17.0 181 h 16 °C 135 mm
April 18.5 158 h 18 °C 84 mm
May 19.5 164 h 19 °C 91 mm
June 12.5 93 h 22 °C 60 mm
July 16.0 124 h 23 °C 35 mm
August 14.5 87 h 25 °C 43 mm
September 13.5 126 h 22 °C 141 mm
October 16.0 146 h 21 °C 129 mm
November 14.0 129 h 17 °C 130 mm
December 14.5 104 h 13 °C 150 mm

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Technical details of Plage du Prado 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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