Overview

Châtelaillon-Plage is a popular kitesurf spot on the Charente coast, 10km south of La Rochelle. The wide sandy beach faces west-southwest with good exposure to south and southwest Atlantic winds. A favourite spot for the La Rochelle kite and windsurf community with plenty of launch space. Intermediate level.

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Spot forecast for Chatelaillon-Plage

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 2.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 06:35 · 2.5 m High tide 12:25 · 4.1 m Low tide 19:15 · 2.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:01 · 4 m Low tide 07:39 · 2.2 m High tide 13:27 · 4.3 m Low tide 20:12 · 2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:00 · 4.3 m Low tide 08:32 · 1.9 m High tide 14:21 · 4.6 m Low tide 20:59 · 1.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:50 · 4.6 m Low tide 09:16 · 1.5 m High tide 15:08 · 5 m Low tide 21:40 · 1.2 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:34 · 5 m Low tide 09:58 · 1.2 m High tide 15:51 · 5.3 m Low tide 22:20 · 0.9 m

Chatelaillon-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

310h

in July · 29 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 310 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is December, at 15 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 52%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 8%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 February, with 87 mm.

Monthly averages: Chatelaillon-Plage

Monthly averages — Chatelaillon-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	17.5	166 h	9 °C	85 mm
February	16.5	170 h	12 °C	87 mm
March	21.0	202 h	14 °C	62 mm
April	23.0	219 h	17 °C	51 mm
May	23.5	287 h	19 °C	54 mm
June	26.0	267 h	23 °C	41 mm
July	29.0	310 h	24 °C	17 mm
August	25.5	236 h	25 °C	20 mm
September	23.5	235 h	21 °C	76 mm
October	16.0	162 h	18 °C	74 mm
November	18.5	167 h	14 °C	69 mm
December	15.0	126 h	10 °C	53 mm

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Technical details of Chatelaillon-Plage spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, SE, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot functioning

Launch from the wide sandy beach south of town. South to southwest wind arrives cross-onshore — excellent conditions. Respect the bathing zones marked in summer. Tidal range is significant — check tide tables. Self-organised spot with informal rider etiquette.

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Open year-round. Best season: May to October. Closest quality kite spot to La Rochelle city — busy in summer with local riders. Best wind: south to southwest, typically afternoons.
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Atlantic coast with moderate chop of 0.3 to 0.7m in south to southwest wind. Sandy bottom. Significant tidal range — beach is wide at low tide and narrow at high tide. No major swell on this south-facing section of coast. Flat to slightly choppy conditions most of the time.

Wind specificities

South to southwest winds are the primary window — they arrive onshore or cross-onshore on this section of coast. West and northwest winds also work as the beach curves slightly. The La Rochelle area benefits from Atlantic thermal cycles in summer giving consistent afternoon breezes. Wind is generally clean with a long sea fetch to the south.

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