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Spot accessible to riders of all levels

Chop to medium waves

Prefer North-West to South-West wind

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Spot forecast for Créances

Sunrise 08:35 · Sunset 19:07

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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 1.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:18 · 8.3 m Low tide 07:51 · 6 m High tide 15:54 · 8.6 m Low tide 22:58 · 5.8 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:35 · 8.7 m Low tide 11:32 · 5.7 m High tide 17:00 · 9.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 00:04 · 5 m High tide 05:32 · 9.4 m Low tide 12:25 · 4.8 m High tide 17:53 · 9.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:47 · 4 m High tide 06:20 · 10.2 m Low tide 13:05 · 3.8 m High tide 18:37 · 10.7 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:26 · 3.1 m High tide 07:01 · 11.1 m Low tide 13:44 · 2.9 m High tide 19:17 · 11.6 m

Créances: 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 · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 22 rideable days a month and 310 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is March, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 110 mm.

Monthly averages: Créances

Monthly averages — Créances — 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	149 h	8 °C	110 mm
February	19.0	207 h	10 °C	68 mm
March	15.5	152 h	12 °C	25 mm
April	18.0	189 h	15 °C	30 mm
May	15.5	183 h	17 °C	27 mm
June	20.0	271 h	21 °C	14 mm
July	24.5	310 h	22 °C	41 mm
August	21.0	251 h	22 °C	11 mm
September	18.0	218 h	18 °C	39 mm
October	17.5	171 h	16 °C	55 mm
November	19.5	166 h	12 °C	51 mm
December	18.0	170 h	9 °C	45 mm

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Technical details of Créances spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, S, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Free parking near the spot

Wind specificities

Prefer North-West to South-West wind

Hazards

Navigable from mid-tide to high tide. At low tide, oyster farms and rocks appear.

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