Etang de Thau | Le Barrou wingfoil, windsurf and windfoil spot

France · Occitanie

Spot currently openIntermediate level 43.42 | 3.67

Overview

Le Barrou — Étang de Thau, Sète. South shore. Tramontane NW, Mistral N/NE. Flat lagoon. Intermediate.

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Spot forecast for Etang de Thau | Le Barrou

Sunrise 08:05 · Sunset 18:54

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

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Etang de Thau | Le Barrou: 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

259h

in July · 22 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 259 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is December, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days J February: 14 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 21 rideable days J July: 22 rideable days22 d J August: 21 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 15.5 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days J February: 14 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 21 rideable days J July: 22 rideable days22 d J August: 21 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 15.5 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 12 °C. The wettest month is December, with 91 mm.

Monthly averages: Etang de Thau | Le Barrou
Monthly averages — Etang de Thau | Le Barrou — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.0 108 h 12 °C 43 mm
February 14.0 104 h 14 °C 31 mm
March 14.0 149 h 15 °C 70 mm
April 17.0 167 h 18 °C 39 mm
May 21.5 227 h 21 °C 39 mm
June 21.0 184 h 27 °C 4 mm
July 22.0 259 h 29 °C 2 mm
August 21.0 180 h 31 °C 0 mm
September 20.0 191 h 24 °C 5 mm
October 15.5 112 h 21 °C 9 mm
November 18.0 144 h 16 °C 30 mm
December 13.5 126 h 13 °C 91 mm

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Technical details of Etang de Thau | Le Barrou spot

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

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

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