Étang de l'Ayrolle kitesurf and wingfoil spot

France · Occitanie

Spot closedIntermediate level 43.07 | 3.06
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Overview

Étang de l'Ayrolle — Large lagoon between Gruissan and Leucate. Flat water. Tramontane NW. Huge open space. Intermediate.

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Spot forecast for Étang de l'Ayrolle

Sunrise 08:07 · Sunset 18:57

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

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Étang de l'Ayrolle: 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

378h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 29 rideable days a month and 378 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is November, at 23 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 23 rideable days23 d N December: 23 rideable days23 d D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 23 rideable days23 d N December: 23 rideable days23 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 30%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 29%31+ knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 39% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 12 °C. The wettest month is December, with 72 mm.

Monthly averages: Étang de l'Ayrolle
Monthly averages — Étang de l'Ayrolle — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.5 186 h 12 °C 25 mm
February 25.5 253 h 13 °C 22 mm
March 27.0 290 h 14 °C 34 mm
April 29.5 341 h 16 °C 43 mm
May 30.5 385 h 19 °C 29 mm
June 27.0 314 h 24 °C 6 mm
July 31.0 378 h 26 °C 37 mm
August 30.5 354 h 28 °C 4 mm
September 27.5 319 h 22 °C 24 mm
October 24.5 217 h 20 °C 27 mm
November 23.0 217 h 16 °C 38 mm
December 23.0 212 h 13 °C 72 mm

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Technical details of Étang de l'Ayrolle spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, E, ESE, SE, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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