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Plage d'Auphelle kitesurf spot

France · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 648 m 45.8 | 1.85

Overview

Plage d'Auphelle is a kitesurf spot on a mountain reservoir lake in the Creuse/Corrèze region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, at 648m altitude — an inland freshwater lake in the Massif Central foothills. The dominant winds at this elevated site are from the South-West to North-West, typical for the Massif Central.

Freshwater lake with no tidal constraints. An original mountain lake kitesurf spot far from the coast. Wind conditions can be stronger and more variable at altitude. A unique spot for riders in the inland Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

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Spot forecast for Plage d'Auphelle

Sunrise 08:16 · Sunset 18:58

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 4.9 m
  • Low tide · 2.6 m
  • High tide · 4.8 m
  • Low tide · 2.5 m

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Plage d'Auphelle: 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

183h

in March · 19.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, January and April, at 18 rideable days and 11 °C. The low point is August, at 11 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 17.5 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 15 rideable days J August: 11 rideable days11 d A September: 15 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 17.5 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 15 rideable days J August: 11 rideable days11 d A September: 15 rideable days S October: 13 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is October, with 189 mm.

Monthly averages: Plage d'Auphelle
Monthly averages — Plage d'Auphelle — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.5 167 h 7 °C 149 mm
February 13.0 133 h 9 °C 120 mm
March 19.5 183 h 11 °C 121 mm
April 16.5 166 h 14 °C 163 mm
May 16.0 138 h 16 °C 171 mm
June 13.5 117 h 22 °C 132 mm
July 15.0 135 h 23 °C 82 mm
August 11.0 75 h 25 °C 85 mm
September 15.0 155 h 16 °C 170 mm
October 13.0 135 h 15 °C 189 mm
November 15.5 115 h 11 °C 138 mm
December 11.5 94 h 8 °C 99 mm

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Technical details of Plage d'Auphelle spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, NNW.

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