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Grand Boisvinet kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot
France · Pays de la Loire
Overview
Grand Boisvinet is a kitesurf spot on the Vendée Atlantic coast near Longeville-sur-Mer. West-facing beach in the Longeville pine forest area with dominant southwest to northwest Atlantic winds. Wild and isolated setting — intermediate level.
Spot forecast for Grand Boisvinet
Sunrise 08:30 · Sunset 19:11
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Tides
Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.6 km from the spot.
- Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 2.1 m
- Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.8 m
- Thursday 22 October High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1.4 m
- Friday 23 October High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 1.1 m
- Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 4.9 m Low tide · 0.8 m
Grand Boisvinet: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
321h
in June · 28.5 rideable days
The season runs from April to September, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 321 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 15.5 days.
Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Juillet-août : zones de baignade à respecter.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 51% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 92 mm.
Monthly averages: Grand Boisvinet
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.0 | 154 h | 9 °C | 92 mm |
| February | 16.5 | 170 h | 11 °C | 80 mm |
| March | 16.5 | 177 h | 13 °C | 53 mm |
| April | 22.5 | 237 h | 16 °C | 52 mm |
| May | 26.5 | 310 h | 19 °C | 46 mm |
| June | 28.5 | 321 h | 24 °C | 19 mm |
| July hours | 28.5 | 346 h | 24 °C | 23 mm |
| August hours | 26.5 | 277 h | 25 °C | 21 mm |
| September | 23.0 | 245 h | 20 °C | 73 mm |
| October | 18.5 | 174 h | 18 °C | 84 mm |
| November | 17.5 | 165 h | 14 °C | 74 mm |
| December | 15.5 | 130 h | 10 °C | 45 mm |
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Technical details of Grand Boisvinet spot
The spot works with winds from N, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.
Depending on conditions: SSE.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
Parking
Parking close to the spot, 50m on foot.
Free parking accessible with vehicles over 2m high.
Wind specificities
In summer, thermal winds from 3pm to 8pm ranging from 8 to 18 knots.
Hazards
Rocky strip at low tide and a jetty on the right.
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