Overview

Kitesurf

Hardelot is a kitesurf spot on the Côte d'Opale (Pas-de-Calais), between Boulogne-sur-Mer and Le Touquet. This pleasant resort beach is well oriented for a wide range of winds including North, South-West, North-West and south-southwesterly directions.

Large tidal range with a wide flat beach at low tide. Hardelot is a popular family resort with good infrastructure. Shared beach use with swimmers and other activities — respect designated zones.

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Spot forecast for hardelot

Sunrise 08:24 · Sunset 18:52

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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 · 08:28 · 6.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:36 · 3.9 m
High tide Tue 20 · 21:03 · 6.9 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 02:35 · 3.8 m

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hardelot: 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

217h

in July · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in July: 20 rideable days a month and 217 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is March, at 14 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 163 mm.

Monthly averages: hardelot

Monthly averages — hardelot — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.5	141 h	6 °C	106 mm
February	17.5	160 h	9 °C	114 mm
March	14.0	113 h	12 °C	46 mm
April	17.0	171 h	14 °C	55 mm
May	14.0	153 h	17 °C	60 mm
June	19.5	253 h	19 °C	71 mm
July	21.5	217 h	21 °C	82 mm
August	20.0	210 h	22 °C	63 mm
September	17.5	179 h	18 °C	163 mm
October	15.0	121 h	15 °C	88 mm
November	17.0	129 h	11 °C	108 mm
December	16.0	128 h	8 °C	73 mm

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Technical details of hardelot spot

The spot works with winds from N, SSW, SW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: S, WSW, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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