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Audresselles - Côte d'Opale kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot
France · Hauts-de-France
Overview
Audresselles is a charming fishing village on the Côte d'Opale, between Cap Gris-Nez and Ambleteuse. Its sandy and pebble beach, exposed to SW to NW, catches Atlantic swell well and offers great wave sessions in the dominant SW to W wind. It's a wilder and less crowded spot than Wissant, popular with locals and wave riders.
Works from S to NW (avoid NE and E, offshore here). The beach largely disappears at high tide — prefer low to mid tide. Wimkite School (Wissant/Wimereux) occasionally runs sessions here depending on wind direction.
Spot forecast for Audresselles - Côte d'Opale
Sunrise 08:25 · Sunset 18:51
Next tides
- Low tide · 3.8 m
- High tide · 6.6 m
- Low tide · 3.7 m
- High tide · 6.8 m
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Audresselles - Côte d'Opale: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
313h
in July · 23.5 rideable days
The season runs from June to October, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 313 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is May, at 14 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 47% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 166 mm.
Monthly averages: Audresselles - Côte d'Opale
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.0 | 203 h | 6 °C | 90 mm |
| February | 19.0 | 207 h | 8 °C | 108 mm |
| March | 15.5 | 163 h | 11 °C | 40 mm |
| April | 16.0 | 192 h | 14 °C | 43 mm |
| May | 14.0 | 178 h | 16 °C | 61 mm |
| June | 20.0 | 304 h | 18 °C | 71 mm |
| July | 23.5 | 313 h | 20 °C | 67 mm |
| August | 22.0 | 284 h | 21 °C | 51 mm |
| September | 19.5 | 233 h | 18 °C | 166 mm |
| October | 19.5 | 195 h | 15 °C | 87 mm |
| November | 18.5 | 173 h | 11 °C | 102 mm |
| December | 20.0 | 183 h | 9 °C | 72 mm |
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Technical details of Audresselles - Côte d'Opale spot
The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.
Depending on conditions: SSE, S, WNW, NW, NNW.
Local association recommendations
Wimkite School — kitesurf school for Nord-Pas-de-Calais, bases at Wissant and Wimereux, also operates at Audresselles depending on conditions. Since 2005, BPJEPS instructors. wimkite.com
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
Wind specificities
SW and W: quality waves, side-onshore — best directions. S: side-off, trickier but beautiful waves. NW: possible with waves. NE to SE: offshore on this stretch — forbidden. Wind often amplified by the cape effect (Gris-Nez to the south). Low to mid tide recommended.
Hazards
Beach greatly reduced at high tide — check tidal schedule before going. Rocks at both ends of the beach — stay in the central zone. Tidal current can be strong. Wild area with no lifeguards or rescue infrastructure nearby.
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