Name: Île d’Aix
Address: FR

Overview

Kitesurf
Wingfoil
Parawing

Île d'Aix is a kitesurf spot on the small Île d'Aix (Charente-Maritime), between Rochefort and the Île d'Oléron in the Pertuis d'Antioche. This car-free island offers unique riding conditions around its shores depending on wind direction — essentially omnidirectional by choosing the right side of the island.

Tidal spot. Access by ferry from Fouras. The island is very small (roughly 3km long) and popular with tourists — respect designated zones. Flat water in the sheltered channels. A historic island where Napoleon Bonaparte spent his last days before exile to Saint Helena.

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Spot forecast for Île d’Aix

Sunrise 08:28 · Sunset 19:10

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 12:23 · 4.2 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 19:13 · 2.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:58 · 4.1 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 07:38 · 2.3 m

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Île d’Aix: 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

430h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 17 °C. It peaks in May, with 430 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is February, with 87 mm.

Monthly averages: Île d’Aix

Monthly averages — Île d’Aix — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	307 h	9 °C	85 mm
February	25.0	249 h	11 °C	87 mm
March	30.5	348 h	13 °C	64 mm
April	30.0	383 h	16 °C	49 mm
May	31.0	430 h	18 °C	44 mm
June	30.0	410 h	22 °C	32 mm
July	31.0	424 h	23 °C	14 mm
August	30.0	365 h	24 °C	22 mm
September	30.0	348 h	20 °C	80 mm
October	29.5	322 h	18 °C	70 mm
November	29.0	267 h	14 °C	66 mm
December	27.5	256 h	10 °C	59 mm

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Technical details of Île d’Aix spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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Île d’Aix kitesurf, wingfoil and parawing spot