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Plage de Barbatre "Les Boucholeurs" kitesurf, wingfoil and windfoil spot

France · Pays de la Loire

Spot closedBeginner level 46.91 | -2.17
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Expected to reopen on Thursday, April 1, 2027.

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Overview

Plage de Barbatre "Les Boucholeurs" is a sheltered kitesurf spot on the south coast of the Ile de Noirmoutier. Flat water in northeast winds. See also ID 10979 for the main Barbâtre spot description. Sessions around mid to high tide only.

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Spot forecast for Plage de Barbatre "Les Boucholeurs"

Sunrise 08:10 · Sunset 17:35

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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 4.3 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18 Now01:151.6 m06:324.5 m13:411.7 m18:554.2 m01:571.8 m07:204.3 m14:271.9 m19:474 m02:442.1 m08:184.1 m15:232.1 m20:523.8 m03:442.2 m09:264 m16:322.2 m22:033.8 m04:582.3 m10:344 m17:452.1 m23:133.8 m
  • Saturday 14 November Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 4.2 m
  • Sunday 15 November Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 4 m
  • Monday 16 November Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 3.8 m
  • Tuesday 17 November Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 3.8 m
  • Wednesday 18 November Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 3.8 m

Plage de Barbatre "Les Boucholeurs": 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

401h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 20 °C. It peaks in May, with 401 hours of usable wind.

The spot is only open from 01/04 to 31/10. Sessions autour de mi-marée à marée haute. Marée basse : vasières.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 27 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 23 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 27 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 23 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is April, at 16 °C. The wettest month is October, with 90 mm.

Monthly averages: Plage de Barbatre "Les Boucholeurs"
Monthly averages — Plage de Barbatre "Les Boucholeurs" — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January closed 27.0 253 h 9 °C 108 mm
February closed 21.5 222 h 11 °C 72 mm
March closed 25.5 276 h 13 °C 55 mm
April 28.5 340 h 16 °C 43 mm
May 30.5 401 h 18 °C 45 mm
June 30.0 409 h 22 °C 49 mm
July 29.5 417 h 22 °C 40 mm
August 29.5 359 h 24 °C 12 mm
September 28.5 325 h 20 °C 64 mm
October 25.0 250 h 17 °C 90 mm
November closed 23.0 223 h 14 °C 65 mm
December closed 24.5 211 h 10 °C 48 mm

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Technical details of Plage de Barbatre "Les Boucholeurs" spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
  • Open : from 01/04 to 31/10
    Sessions autour de mi-marée à marée haute. Marée basse : vasières.
Required level
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