Etang de Thau | Marseillan kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Occitanie

Spot currently openIntermediate level 43.34 | 3.53

Overview

Marseillan — Étang de Thau, west end. Near Marseillan village (Noilly Prat). Flat lagoon, oyster farms nearby. Tramontane NW, Mistral N. Intermediate.

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Spot forecast for Etang de Thau | Marseillan

Sunrise 08:05 · Sunset 18:55

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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 | Marseillan: when to go?

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Season · peak

280h

in July · 25 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 23 rideable days a month and 280 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is December, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 21 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days25 d J August: 23 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 21 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days25 d J August: 23 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 12 °C. The wettest month is November, with 85 mm.

Monthly averages: Etang de Thau | Marseillan
Monthly averages — Etang de Thau | Marseillan — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.5 163 h 12 °C 62 mm
February 18.5 153 h 14 °C 42 mm
March 18.5 169 h 15 °C 60 mm
April 18.5 198 h 18 °C 39 mm
May 23.5 262 h 21 °C 57 mm
June 21.0 201 h 27 °C 7 mm
July 25.0 280 h 29 °C 14 mm
August 23.0 231 h 31 °C 9 mm
September 23.0 214 h 24 °C 36 mm
October 20.0 152 h 21 °C 30 mm
November 19.5 167 h 16 °C 85 mm
December 17.5 144 h 13 °C 69 mm

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Technical details of Etang de Thau | Marseillan 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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