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Spot de Naussac

Naussac kitesurf spot

France · Occitanie

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Overview

Kitesurf and windsurf spot on Lac de Naussac (48), a 700 ha reservoir lake near Langogne in the Lozère (Massif Central), at 1,000 m altitude. The lake is 7 km long by 3 km wide and fills in late winter/spring, then empties progressively from mid-summer. Two main launch zones: the south beach (left of the nautical base) for south wind — flat water, ideal launch; and the south-west beach opposite, for north-west wind. Facebook community: "Kitesurf au lac de Naussac (48)". Camping adjacent to the base. FFVL-labelled spot.

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Naussac: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The season runs from March to July, peaking in March: 22 rideable days a month and 230 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is October, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75% 13-20 knots · 23% 21-30 knots · 2%

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 March, with 201 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Naussac — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 132 h 6 °C 55 mm
February 15.5 137 h 8 °C 63 mm
March 23.5 230 h 8 °C 201 mm
April 22.0 215 h 12 °C 77 mm
May 22.5 190 h 15 °C 108 mm
June 21.0 190 h 22 °C 100 mm
July 22.0 210 h 24 °C 52 mm
August 18.0 156 h 25 °C 40 mm
September 21.5 168 h 17 °C 87 mm
October 13.5 137 h 15 °C 127 mm
November 17.0 147 h 9 °C 61 mm
December 13.5 105 h 6 °C 122 mm
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Technical details of Naussac spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

Wind specificities

Two dominant directions: South (most frequent) — strong but gusty, builds from midday in fair weather, very flat water in front of the dyke; and North-West (rarer but steadier) — rolls cleanly down the full length of the lake, slight chop possible. In fine weather, afternoon thermals can build a beautiful NW. North-East is unreliable and unpredictable — avoid. Long tacks, bring a harness!

Hazards

Watch for swimmers in summer near the nautical base. Do not drift into the wooded nature reserve zone at the lake's edges. Lake level drops progressively from mid-summer through autumn — check navigable depth. North-East wind gives very inconsistent and unpredictable conditions — avoid.

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