Overview

De Panne is the westernmost kitesurf spot on the Belgian coast (West Flanders), at the French border. The beach is extremely wide at low tide — one of the widest in Belgium — providing a large rigging area. A weather station (De Panne) is linked to this spot.

Dominant winds from SW/W/NW (onshore) and N/NE (oblique onshore). Kitesurfing is forbidden in offshore wind (E/SE) on the entire Belgian coast. Large tidal range — the beach narrows significantly at high tide. Close to the Cabour dunes nature reserve — respect designated zones.

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Spot forecast for De panne

Sunrise 08:21 · Sunset 18:47

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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 · 08:09 · 4.3 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 15:00 · 1.8 m
High tide Tue 20 · 21:17 · 4.3 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 21:37 · 4.3 m

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De panne: 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

318h

in June · 27 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 318 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is November, at 10.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 154 mm.

Monthly averages: De panne

Monthly averages — De panne — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.5	123 h	6 °C	103 mm
February	14.0	115 h	8 °C	102 mm
March	14.0	125 h	11 °C	52 mm
April	21.5	228 h	14 °C	66 mm
May	26.5	310 h	16 °C	65 mm
June	27.0	318 h	19 °C	39 mm
July	26.0	260 h	21 °C	57 mm
August	24.5	246 h	22 °C	59 mm
September	18.5	166 h	18 °C	154 mm
October	12.0	98 h	15 °C	115 mm
November	10.5	74 h	10 °C	83 mm
December	11.5	86 h	8 °C	73 mm

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Technical details of De panne spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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