La pointe de Messery spot

La pointe de Messery kitesurf spot

France · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 368 m 46.35 | 6.28

Overview

Small beach with a launch area. Allows you to unload your gear before parking on the free parking lot a bit further on the Vetrau path. Major historical spot for local windsurfers, but for kitesurfing, it requires precision to launch/land the kite. Also excellent for wingfoil.

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Spot forecast for La pointe de Messery

Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 18:40

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

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La pointe de Messery: 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

95h

in June · 12 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in June: 10 rideable days a month and 95 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is December, at 3.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 6 rideable days F March: 8 rideable days M April: 10 rideable days A May: 9 rideable days M June: 12 rideable days12 d J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 4.5 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days S October: 5 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 3.5 rideable days3.5 d D 0 5 10 15 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 6 rideable days F March: 8 rideable days M April: 10 rideable days A May: 9 rideable days M June: 12 rideable days12 d J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 4.5 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days S October: 5 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 3.5 rideable days3.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 174 mm.

Monthly averages: La pointe de Messery
Monthly averages — La pointe de Messery — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 10.5 86 h 7 °C 130 mm
February 6.0 46 h 9 °C 54 mm
March 8.0 57 h 13 °C 39 mm
April 10.0 80 h 16 °C 77 mm
May 9.0 63 h 20 °C 134 mm
June 12.0 95 h 26 °C 121 mm
July 9.5 65 h 27 °C 119 mm
August 4.5 29 h 28 °C 75 mm
September 10.0 77 h 20 °C 174 mm
October 5.0 42 h 15 °C 122 mm
November 6.0 34 h 10 °C 111 mm
December 3.5 26 h 6 °C 55 mm

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Technical details of La pointe de Messery spot

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

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

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Parking

Free parking on the large area behind the house

Wind specificities

This spot is perfect with South-West wind

Hazards

You need to know how to navigate and return to the starting point. Getting out of the water outside the beach area will be complicated.

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