Plage Valentin kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Pays de la Loire

Spot currently openIntermediate level 47.28 | -2.5

Overview

Plage Valentin is a sheltered kitesurf spot in the Baie de Pont-Mahé near Assérac. Flat water in south and southwest winds. Intermediate level in a calm bay environment with good launch space.

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Spot forecast for Plage Valentin

Sunrise 08:35 · Sunset 19:13

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

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Plage Valentin: 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

358h

in July · 29.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 26 rideable days a month on average, at 19 °C. It peaks in July, with 358 hours of usable wind.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Juillet-août : zones de baignade à respecter. The spot is only open from 01/04 to 31/10.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days20 d J February: 23 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 28 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days20 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days20 d J February: 23 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 28 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days20 d D
Closed monthMonth with time restrictions

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 47%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 13%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 47% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is April, at 15 °C. The wettest month is October, with 87 mm.

Monthly averages: Plage Valentin
Monthly averages — Plage Valentin — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January closed 20.0 183 h 9 °C 123 mm
February closed 23.0 241 h 10 °C 57 mm
March closed 23.5 269 h 12 °C 43 mm
April 25.5 294 h 15 °C 44 mm
May 25.5 299 h 18 °C 36 mm
June 28.0 323 h 21 °C 24 mm
July hours 29.5 358 h 21 °C 39 mm
August hours 28.0 301 h 22 °C 23 mm
September 23.0 267 h 19 °C 59 mm
October 23.5 214 h 17 °C 87 mm
November closed 21.0 198 h 14 °C 81 mm
December closed 20.0 194 h 10 °C 46 mm

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Technical details of Plage Valentin spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
  • Open : from 01/04 to 31/10
  • Closed : from 01/07 to 31/08 (09:00 – 19:00)
    Juillet-août : zones de baignade à respecter.
Required level
Intermediate

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