Overview

Le Portel is the home spot of the APG kitesurf school, located south of Boulogne-sur-Mer, facing a spectacular setting with the harbour entrance, the Fort de l'Heurt island fortress and the Digue Carnot breakwater. The beach is accessible from the parking directly facing the spot.

Works from N and NE (flat, gentle waves) to S via W. NE gives calm, flat conditions, ideal for beginners. SW force 6+ creates very disturbed conditions due to harbour structures — for confirmed riders. Two key hazards: Fort de l'Heurt (60m exclusion zone when nearby) and the Digue Carnot (100m clearance in SW/W). APG school operates from Le Portel as its main base, with 230+ wind days per year on the Côte d'Opale.

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Spot forecast for Le Portel - Boulogne (Home Spot APG)

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

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Le Portel - Boulogne (Home Spot APG): 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 August · 27 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in August: 25 rideable days a month and 316 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is October, at 19.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 203 mm.

Monthly averages: Le Portel - Boulogne (Home Spot APG)

Monthly averages — Le Portel - Boulogne (Home Spot APG) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.5	191 h	6 °C	96 mm
February	22.5	220 h	9 °C	116 mm
March	21.5	196 h	11 °C	49 mm
April	25.5	300 h	14 °C	47 mm
May	23.5	290 h	16 °C	62 mm
June	23.5	325 h	19 °C	78 mm
July	26.0	284 h	20 °C	72 mm
August	27.0	316 h	21 °C	59 mm
September	24.0	268 h	18 °C	203 mm
October	19.5	176 h	15 °C	83 mm
November	19.5	159 h	11 °C	113 mm
December	23.0	195 h	8 °C	68 mm

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Technical details of Le Portel - Boulogne (Home Spot APG) spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, S, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Local association recommendations

APG — Association Porteloise de Glisse — multi-sports club-school (kitesurf, wingfoil, paddle) based at Le Portel, 5 min from Boulogne. Operates at Le Portel, Hardelot/Equihen, Wissant, Hemmes de Marck. Year-round. BPJEPS. association-porteloise-de-glisse.com

FFVL certified spot.

Spot functioning

Access: parking directly facing the spot — 10m walk to the beach. APG school base at Le Portel. APG also runs sessions at Hardelot/Equihen (baïnes flat), Wissant (SW/NE), and Hemmes de Marck (flat). The school selects the best spot based on conditions and calls students the evening before. association-porteloise-de-glisse.com

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Wind specificities

N and NE: flat, gentle conditions — ideal for beginners, recommended by APG. SW and W: possible but disturbed sea with force 6+ (harbour structures create confused swell). NW: good general conditions. S: slightly offshore in places — not ideal. SE: offshore — do not practice. In strong NE conditions, the Wissant "venturi" effect between the two Caps is a better option for advanced riders.

Hazards

Fort de l'Heurt (island fortress visible from the beach): stay within a 60m radius if passing near it. Digue Carnot (breakwater): with SW and W wind, maintain at least 100m distance. SW and W in force 6+: very disturbed seas due to the harbour structures — strong riders only. S wind: slightly offshore at times. Check the APG school for current zone rules and hazard positions.

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