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Plage des Minimes kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m 46.14 | -1.15

Overview

Plage des Minimes is the main kitesurf beach at La Rochelle, south of the Les Minimes marina. A popular local spot benefiting from south to west winds. The wide sandy beach gives good launching conditions. Close to the city with full services — one of the most accessible kite spots in the Charente-Maritime.

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Spot forecast for Plage des Minimes

Sunrise 08:28 · Sunset 19:10

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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 3 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 Now06:352.5 m12:284.1 m19:162.3 m01:054 m07:402.2 m13:304.3 m20:131.9 m02:044.2 m08:321.9 m14:244.6 m20:591.6 m02:534.6 m09:171.5 m15:104.9 m21:411.2 m03:364.9 m09:581.2 m15:535.2 m22:200.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 2.5 m High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 2.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 4 m Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1.9 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 1.6 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 4.9 m Low tide · 1.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.9 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 5.2 m Low tide · 0.9 m

Plage des Minimes: 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

304h

in July · 29 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 304 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is December, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days29 d J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 17 rideable days N December: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days29 d J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 17 rideable days N December: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 52%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is September, with 80 mm.

Monthly averages: Plage des Minimes
Monthly averages — Plage des Minimes — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 15.5 150 h 9 °C 79 mm
February 16.5 165 h 12 °C 79 mm
March 21.5 191 h 14 °C 65 mm
April 19.5 202 h 17 °C 46 mm
May 22.0 269 h 19 °C 42 mm
June 24.0 246 h 24 °C 23 mm
July 29.0 304 h 25 °C 16 mm
August 24.5 219 h 26 °C 24 mm
September 21.0 219 h 21 °C 80 mm
October 15.0 163 h 19 °C 77 mm
November 17.0 157 h 14 °C 59 mm
December 14.5 121 h 10 °C 51 mm

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Technical details of Plage des Minimes 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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Spot opening date · Required level
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Intermediate

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