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Canet-Plage kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Occitanie

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 42.7 | 3.04

Overview

Canet-Plage Nord — North part of Canet-en-Roussillon beach, towards Sainte-Marie-la-Mer. Wide sandy beach. Less structured than Canet-Plage Sud for kite, but works with the same winds.

Same exceptional SE thermal regime as Canet Sud. The thermal enters well here from the south, building in the afternoon. Less crowded than the southern spots. By Tramontane: same offshore risk as all Canet spots.

Good option when Canet Sud or Pont des Basses are too crowded. Centre d'entraînement olympique Europa (Olympic pool) nearby.

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Spot forecast for Canet-Plage

Sunrise 08:07 · Sunset 18:58

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Canet-Plage: 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

316h

in July · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 316 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is January, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18 rideable days18 d J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 19.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18 rideable days18 d J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 26 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 19.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 46% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 13 °C. The wettest month is December, with 122 mm.

Monthly averages: Canet-Plage
Monthly averages — Canet-Plage — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.0 123 h 13 °C 19 mm
February 21.5 181 h 15 °C 25 mm
March 25.5 288 h 16 °C 40 mm
April 26.5 288 h 18 °C 43 mm
May 26.0 296 h 21 °C 41 mm
June 26.5 269 h 26 °C 5 mm
July 28.5 316 h 29 °C 15 mm
August 26.5 261 h 30 °C 16 mm
September 27.0 277 h 24 °C 20 mm
October 19.5 165 h 21 °C 49 mm
November 22.0 194 h 17 °C 43 mm
December 20.5 173 h 13 °C 122 mm

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Technical details of Canet-Plage spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Local association recommendations

Canet Kite Club (CKC) — Local association. We Love Kite — Year-round school. Wake Air Contest — Annual wakeboard competition held in May at Canet.

Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round

Sailing year-round. Less regulated than Canet-Plage Sud but same municipal regulation applies. Best: summer thermal SE (June-September).

Required level
Intermediate
On the water

Sandy bottom. Same conditions as Canet-Plage Sud — choppy by thermal, flat by Tramontane (offshore). Less wave action than near the southern digue. Water 14-16°C winter, 20-25°C summer.

Parking

Parking along the promenade north of Canet. Less crowded than southern spots.

Wind specificities

Thermal S/SE: same exceptional Canet regime. Builds afternoon, 15-20 kts typical, up to 25-30 kts. Tramontane NW: offshore, dangerous. Same advice as Canet Sud — fall back to étang de Salses by Tramontane.

Hazards

Tramontane offshore: extremely strong and gusty, pushes to sea. Not recommended without safety boat. Digue: waves build against breakwater — keep distance. Summer crowds: heavily touristic area, many swimmers. Ganivelles: wooden posts, careful when handling kites.

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