Overview

Wingfoil
Parawing
No kitesurfing

Grand Village Plage is a kitesurf spot on the south coast of the Ile d'Oléron, facing southwest. The beach benefits from southwest to northwest winds in a more sheltered position than the exposed west coast. A popular family beach in summer. Intermediate level.

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Spot forecast for Ile d Oleron | Grand Village Plage

Sunrise 08:27 · Sunset 19:12

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

Next tides

Low tide Mon 19 · 18:01 · 2.1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 00:25 · 3.3 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 06:33 · 2.1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 12:55 · 3.5 m

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Ile d Oleron | Grand Village Plage: 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

291h

in June · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in June: 25 rideable days a month and 291 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 81 mm.

Monthly averages: Ile d Oleron | Grand Village Plage

Monthly averages — Ile d Oleron | Grand Village Plage — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	161 h	9 °C	81 mm
February	17.5	157 h	12 °C	81 mm
March	17.0	168 h	13 °C	60 mm
April	21.0	230 h	16 °C	55 mm
May	26.0	316 h	18 °C	54 mm
June	27.5	291 h	22 °C	27 mm
July	27.0	328 h	23 °C	16 mm
August	26.0	248 h	24 °C	27 mm
September	23.5	238 h	20 °C	70 mm
October	16.5	159 h	18 °C	68 mm
November	17.5	146 h	14 °C	71 mm
December	13.0	111 h	11 °C	55 mm

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Technical details of Ile d Oleron | Grand Village Plage spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Saint-Georges-d'Oléron15.5 kmsource infoclimat

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Ile d Oleron | Grand Village Plage wingfoil and parawing spot