Oye-Plage - Les Escardines kitesurf spot

France · Hauts-de-France

Spot currently openIntermediate level 51.01 | 2.07

Overview

Oye-Plage - Les Escardines is a kitesurf spot near Oye-Plage (Pas-de-Calais), on the flat North Sea coast between Calais and Gravelines. Les Escardines is a section of the Oye-Plage shoreline facing north, exposed to the dominant South-West to West and North-West winds of this open coastline.

Large tidal range with a flat sandy beach. Very exposed terrain with consistent winds. A local spot for riders from the Calais area, less frequented than the main Calais beaches.

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Spot forecast for Oye-Plage - Les Escardines

Sunrise 08:23 · Sunset 18:49

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 5.2 m
  • Low tide · 2.7 m
  • High tide · 5.3 m
  • Low tide · 2.8 m

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Oye-Plage - Les Escardines: 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

349h

in July · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 22 rideable days a month and 349 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is March, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 18 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days15 d M April: 17 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d J August: 23 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 17 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 18 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days15 d M April: 17 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d J August: 23 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 17 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 132 mm.

Monthly averages: Oye-Plage - Les Escardines
Monthly averages — Oye-Plage - Les Escardines — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.5 180 h 7 °C 87 mm
February 18.0 173 h 9 °C 83 mm
March 15.0 133 h 11 °C 52 mm
April 17.0 198 h 13 °C 43 mm
May 19.5 218 h 16 °C 51 mm
June 24.5 350 h 19 °C 48 mm
July 25.5 349 h 21 °C 63 mm
August 23.0 279 h 22 °C 46 mm
September 19.5 208 h 18 °C 132 mm
October 17.0 148 h 15 °C 84 mm
November 16.5 136 h 11 °C 83 mm
December 17.0 137 h 9 °C 51 mm

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Technical details of Oye-Plage - Les Escardines spot

N: Depending on conditions 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: Depending on conditions SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, SSW, NNW.

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