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St Germain sur Ay kitesurf spot

France · Normandie

Spot currently openBeginner level 49.21 | -1.62

Overview

Spot accessible to riders of all levels.

Only rideable at high tide but with all wind directions, especially East wind when all other spots in the region are Off-Shore

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Spot forecast for St Germain sur Ay

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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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 2.7 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 Now03:188.3 m07:516 m15:548.6 m22:585.8 m04:358.7 m11:325.7 m17:009.1 m00:045 m05:329.4 m12:254.8 m17:539.9 m00:474 m06:2010.2 m13:053.8 m18:3710.7 m01:263.1 m07:0111.1 m13:442.9 m19:1711.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 8.3 m Low tide · 6 m High tide · 8.6 m Low tide · 5.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 8.7 m Low tide · 5.7 m High tide · 9.1 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 5 m High tide · 9.4 m Low tide · 4.8 m High tide · 9.9 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 4 m High tide · 10.2 m Low tide · 3.8 m High tide · 10.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 3.1 m High tide · 11.1 m Low tide · 2.9 m High tide · 11.6 m

St Germain sur Ay: 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

360h

in May · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 29 rideable days a month and 360 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 21.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 26 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 26 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 25 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 109 mm.

Monthly averages: St Germain sur Ay
Monthly averages — St Germain sur Ay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.5 201 h 8 °C 109 mm
February 26.0 278 h 10 °C 66 mm
March 28.5 303 h 12 °C 23 mm
April 28.0 356 h 15 °C 30 mm
May 29.5 360 h 17 °C 29 mm
June 28.5 369 h 21 °C 14 mm
July 29.5 373 h 22 °C 49 mm
August 29.5 363 h 22 °C 10 mm
September 26.0 304 h 18 °C 40 mm
October 26.0 255 h 16 °C 53 mm
November 25.0 231 h 12 °C 50 mm
December 26.5 249 h 9 °C 44 mm

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Technical details of St Germain sur Ay spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: N, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
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Parking

A small parking lot is accessible next to the spot.

Wind specificities

The spot is rideable with all wind directions at high tide.

Prefer N-E to S orientations.

Hazards

Beware of the current at the entrance of the harbor

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