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La grande Escoure kitesurf spot

France · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 17 m 44.97 | -1.14

Overview

La Grande Escoure is a kitesurf spot on the northern Bassin d'Arcachon (Gironde), near Lège-Cap-Ferret. This inner basin shore catches the dominant South-West to North-West winds in the sheltered bay. Flat water conditions.

Tidal spot with large tidal range. A quieter spot on the northern basin shore, away from the busier Arcachon town area. Oyster farming zones present — stay attentive to stakes and boat traffic. Good flat water riding in a natural Landes forest setting.

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Spot forecast for La grande Escoure

Sunrise 08:26 · Sunset 19:11

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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 9.2 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 Now00:362.9 m06:361.9 m13:033.1 m19:271.6 m01:513 m07:451.7 m14:053.3 m20:191.4 m02:393.3 m08:331.4 m14:483.6 m21:001.1 m03:163.6 m09:121.1 m15:253.8 m21:360.8 m03:503.8 m09:480.9 m16:004.1 m22:100.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.9 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 1.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.6 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 3.6 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m

La grande Escoure: 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

187h

in May · 23 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 187 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is December, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 9.5 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days23 d M June: 18 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 10 rideable days N December: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 9.5 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days23 d M June: 18 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 10 rideable days N December: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%21-30 knots · under 1%

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 11 °C. The wettest month is February, with 93 mm.

Monthly averages: La grande Escoure
Monthly averages — La grande Escoure — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.5 106 h 11 °C 84 mm
February 9.5 84 h 13 °C 93 mm
March 13.0 101 h 15 °C 91 mm
April 16.5 140 h 18 °C 57 mm
May 23.0 187 h 20 °C 76 mm
June 18.0 132 h 25 °C 51 mm
July 21.0 168 h 26 °C 11 mm
August 17.5 101 h 27 °C 40 mm
September 15.0 120 h 22 °C 76 mm
October 12.0 107 h 20 °C 65 mm
November 10.0 70 h 16 °C 81 mm
December 7.5 54 h 11 °C 72 mm

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Technical details of La grande Escoure 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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