Overview

Grand Crohot is a wild Atlantic beach spot on the Gironde coast between Le Truc Vert and Le Porge. Exposed to dominant west and northwest winds. Very wild and isolated — long walk from parking through the Landes pine forest. Intermediate level.

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Spot forecast for Grand Crohot

Sunrise 08:26 · Sunset 19:12

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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 2.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:37 · 2.8 m Low tide 06:36 · 1.8 m High tide 13:04 · 3.1 m Low tide 19:27 · 1.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:52 · 3 m Low tide 07:45 · 1.6 m High tide 14:05 · 3.3 m Low tide 20:20 · 1.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:40 · 3.3 m Low tide 08:33 · 1.4 m High tide 14:49 · 3.5 m Low tide 21:01 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:17 · 3.5 m Low tide 09:13 · 1.1 m High tide 15:26 · 3.8 m Low tide 21:36 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:50 · 3.8 m Low tide 09:49 · 0.9 m High tide 16:01 · 4 m Low tide 22:10 · 0.6 m

Grand Crohot: 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

302h

in July · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 302 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 10 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is March, with 91 mm.

Monthly averages: Grand Crohot

Monthly averages — Grand Crohot — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	122 h	10 °C	81 mm
February	12.5	113 h	12 °C	78 mm
March	19.0	153 h	14 °C	91 mm
April	21.0	210 h	17 °C	54 mm
May	28.0	295 h	18 °C	56 mm
June	24.5	262 h	22 °C	55 mm
July	28.5	302 h	23 °C	8 mm
August	25.0	215 h	25 °C	40 mm
September	20.5	199 h	21 °C	60 mm
October	16.0	135 h	20 °C	58 mm
November	13.5	96 h	16 °C	80 mm
December	10.0	78 h	11 °C	69 mm

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Technical details of Grand Crohot spot

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

Depending on conditions: S, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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