Hauteville sur Mer kitesurf spot

France · Normandie

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 2 m 48.97 | -1.56

Overview

Typical Normandy spot with flat water and some sandbanks. Be careful as the sea recedes very far at low tide. 

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Spot forecast for Hauteville sur Mer

Sunrise 08:34 · Sunset 19:07

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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 5.6 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now03:118.9 m07:406.4 m15:469.2 m22:566.2 m04:269.2 m11:296.1 m16:519.7 m00:005.3 m05:239.9 m12:215.1 m17:4410.5 m00:434.3 m06:1210.8 m13:014.1 m18:3011.4 m01:223.3 m06:5311.7 m13:403.1 m19:1012.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 8.9 m Low tide · 6.4 m High tide · 9.2 m Low tide · 6.2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 9.2 m Low tide · 6.1 m High tide · 9.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 5.3 m High tide · 9.9 m Low tide · 5.1 m High tide · 10.5 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 4.3 m High tide · 10.8 m Low tide · 4.1 m High tide · 11.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 3.3 m High tide · 11.7 m Low tide · 3.1 m High tide · 12.2 m

Hauteville sur Mer: 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 · 29 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 349 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is November, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days29 d J August: 26 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days15 d N December: 16 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days29 d J August: 26 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days15 d N December: 16 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 67%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 67% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is January, with 99 mm.

Monthly averages: Hauteville sur Mer
Monthly averages — Hauteville sur Mer — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.0 140 h 7 °C 99 mm
February 18.5 173 h 9 °C 64 mm
March 20.5 170 h 12 °C 29 mm
April 26.5 241 h 15 °C 29 mm
May 26.5 296 h 17 °C 27 mm
June 26.0 329 h 20 °C 15 mm
July 29.0 349 h 21 °C 33 mm
August 26.0 310 h 21 °C 18 mm
September 25.0 271 h 18 °C 32 mm
October 20.0 159 h 15 °C 54 mm
November 15.0 133 h 12 °C 47 mm
December 16.0 130 h 9 °C 42 mm

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Technical details of Hauteville sur Mer spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: 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: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date
Open all year round

Advantage of the region is that there are no restrictions even in summer. 
 more than 7km of beach just for you. 
 just respect the swimming area at the sailing school 

 

Required level
Beginner
Parking

For parking, you need to take the tide into account as there is no sand in some areas at certain times. 
high tide: sailing school of Hauteville or Montmartin

low tide: parking is possible all along Hauteville. 
  

Wind specificities

Rideable from south to north. Ideal in northwest or west wind

also possible with northeast wind (offshore) north of Hauteville. 
  

Hazards

At high tide with high coefficient, there's not much space left for launching. 
At low tide, you may have to walk a long distance. 
If coefficient is above 70, plan to exit before low tide. 

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