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ile de noirmoutier | barbatre kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Pays de la Loire

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 3 m 46.94 | -2.19

Overview

Barbatre is a kitesurf spot at the southern tip of the Ile de Noirmoutier, near the bridge and Passage du Gois. Sheltered flat water in east and northeast winds. Sandy beach with significant tidal range. Good beginner and foil spot in northeast wind.

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Spot forecast for ile de noirmoutier | barbatre

Sunrise 08:33 · Sunset 19:13

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:143.4 m06:532.2 m12:523.6 m19:392 m01:453.5 m08:002 m14:013.9 m20:321.7 m02:363.8 m08:481.7 m14:464.1 m21:141.4 m03:144.1 m09:291.3 m15:244.4 m21:521 m03:484.4 m10:061 m16:014.7 m22:270.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 3.6 m Low tide · 2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 4.4 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.4 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.7 m Low tide · 0.8 m

ile de noirmoutier | barbatre: 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

401h

in June · 30 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 20 °C. It peaks in June, with 401 hours of usable wind.

The spot is only open from 01/04 to 31/10. Sessions autour de mi-marée à marée haute uniquement.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days30 d J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 25 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 28 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days30 d J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 25 rideable days D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is April, at 16 °C. The wettest month is October, with 88 mm.

Monthly averages: ile de noirmoutier | barbatre
Monthly averages — ile de noirmoutier | barbatre — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January closed 28.0 256 h 9 °C 100 mm
February closed 21.5 226 h 11 °C 72 mm
March closed 25.5 280 h 13 °C 56 mm
April 28.0 341 h 16 °C 43 mm
May 29.0 395 h 18 °C 47 mm
June 30.0 401 h 22 °C 46 mm
July 29.5 414 h 22 °C 42 mm
August 29.0 354 h 23 °C 13 mm
September 27.5 323 h 19 °C 62 mm
October 25.0 254 h 17 °C 88 mm
November closed 24.0 226 h 14 °C 71 mm
December closed 25.0 216 h 10 °C 53 mm

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Technical details of ile de noirmoutier | barbatre spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
  • Open : from 01/04 to 31/10
    Sessions autour de mi-marée à marée haute uniquement.
Required level
Beginner

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