Aytré beach kitesurf spot

France · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Spot currently openIntermediate level 46.12 | -1.12

Overview

Aytré Beach is a FFVL-approved kitesurf spot near La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime), on the beach at Aytré. A weather station (Aytré Beach) is linked to this spot for live conditions. Best wind is from the South. No kitesurfing at low tide (mudflats exposed). The right side of the beach is forbidden to kite in summer (swimmer zone).

Caution: shells and mud on the left side near the small dyke — sharp rocks and shells in the water, footwear essential. In summer keep strictly to the left of the beach. For more information visit the local kite association site: aytrekite17.com. Access from the ring road (rocade), exit Aytré toward the "les Sables" or "le Richelieu" campsites.

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Spot forecast for Aytré beach

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 5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now06:352.5 m12:284.1 m19:162.3 m01:054 m07:402.2 m13:304.3 m20:131.9 m02:044.2 m08:321.9 m14:244.6 m20:591.6 m02:534.6 m09:171.5 m15:104.9 m21:411.2 m03:364.9 m09:581.2 m15:535.2 m22:200.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 2.5 m High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 2.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 4 m Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1.9 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 1.6 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 4.9 m Low tide · 1.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.9 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 5.2 m Low tide · 0.9 m

Aytré beach: 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

150h

in January · 16.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, January and November, at 18 rideable days and 12 °C. The low point is July, at 12 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d J February: 14.5 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 13 rideable days M June: 14 rideable days J July: 12 rideable days12 d J August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 14.5 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days12 d D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d J February: 14.5 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 13 rideable days M June: 14 rideable days J July: 12 rideable days12 d J August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 14.5 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days12 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 83 mm.

Monthly averages: Aytré beach
Monthly averages — Aytré beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.5 150 h 9 °C 83 mm
February 14.5 135 h 12 °C 82 mm
March 19.5 188 h 13 °C 62 mm
April 14.5 140 h 17 °C 48 mm
May 13.0 146 h 19 °C 47 mm
June 14.0 114 h 23 °C 30 mm
July 12.0 88 h 24 °C 16 mm
August 14.5 99 h 26 °C 20 mm
September 15.0 147 h 20 °C 79 mm
October 14.5 128 h 18 °C 76 mm
November 16.5 145 h 14 °C 66 mm
December 12.0 99 h 10 °C 51 mm

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Technical details of Aytré beach spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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