Overview

Hourtin-Plage is the ocean beach kitesurf spot for Hourtin, complementing the lake spot (Hourtin-lac). West-facing Atlantic beach with dominant northwest and west winds and ocean swell. Wilder and more demanding than the lake, for intermediate to advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Hourtin-Plage

Sunrise 08:27 · Sunset 19:11

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

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Swell and waves

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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 3.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:33 · 3 m Low tide 06:36 · 1.9 m High tide 13:00 · 3.2 m Low tide 19:27 · 1.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:48 · 3.2 m Low tide 07:45 · 1.7 m High tide 14:02 · 3.5 m Low tide 20:19 · 1.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:36 · 3.4 m Low tide 08:33 · 1.5 m High tide 14:46 · 3.7 m Low tide 21:00 · 1.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:14 · 3.7 m Low tide 09:12 · 1.2 m High tide 15:23 · 4 m Low tide 21:35 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:48 · 4 m Low tide 09:48 · 0.9 m High tide 15:58 · 4.2 m Low tide 22:09 · 0.6 m

Hourtin-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

304h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 304 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 11 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 February, with 93 mm.

Monthly averages: Hourtin-Plage

Monthly averages — Hourtin-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	15.5	136 h	10 °C	78 mm
February	13.5	122 h	12 °C	93 mm
March	17.0	148 h	14 °C	88 mm
April	21.0	208 h	17 °C	65 mm
May	26.5	293 h	18 °C	62 mm
June	26.5	272 h	22 °C	48 mm
July	30.5	304 h	23 °C	12 mm
August	24.5	210 h	24 °C	39 mm
September	21.0	199 h	21 °C	79 mm
October	14.0	131 h	19 °C	71 mm
November	14.0	107 h	16 °C	66 mm
December	11.0	83 h	11 °C	53 mm

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Technical details of Hourtin-Plage 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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