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Palplanche is a kitesurfing spot located in the Ogooue-Maritime province of Gabon, near Port-Gentil. This coastal spot faces the Atlantic Ocean and benefits from southwest monsoon winds during the dry season. Atlantic tides strongly influence sailing conditions.

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Spot forecast for Palplanche

Sunrise 06:06 · Sunset 18:13

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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 3.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:03 · 1.2 m Low tide 05:47 · 0.8 m High tide 11:44 · 1.2 m Low tide 18:09 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:02 · 1.3 m Low tide 06:55 · 0.7 m High tide 12:55 · 1.2 m Low tide 19:02 · 0.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:43 · 1.4 m Low tide 07:44 · 0.6 m High tide 13:46 · 1.3 m Low tide 19:44 · 0.5 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:16 · 1.5 m Low tide 08:24 · 0.5 m High tide 14:27 · 1.4 m Low tide 20:23 · 0.4 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:48 · 1.6 m Low tide 09:01 · 0.3 m High tide 15:06 · 1.5 m Low tide 21:01 · 0.3 m

Palplanche: 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

430h

in July · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 27 °C. It peaks in July, with 430 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 30%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 24 °C. The wettest month is November, with 416 mm.

Monthly averages: Palplanche

Monthly averages — Palplanche — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.5	207 h	28 °C	241 mm
February	24.0	156 h	28 °C	219 mm
March	27.0	186 h	29 °C	305 mm
April	24.5	153 h	28 °C	273 mm
May	28.5	201 h	28 °C	231 mm
June	30.0	370 h	26 °C	29 mm
July	31.0	430 h	24 °C	5 mm
August	31.0	426 h	24 °C	5 mm
September	30.0	415 h	25 °C	50 mm
October	31.0	380 h	26 °C	143 mm
November	29.0	274 h	26 °C	416 mm
December	30.0	247 h	27 °C	367 mm

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Technical details of Palplanche spot

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

Depending on conditions: S, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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