Overview

La Faute-sur-Mer is a kitesurf spot at the mouth of the Lay river on the Vendée coast. The sheltered position gives flat water in northeast and east winds inside the bay, while the ocean beach works in southwest to northwest wind. Strong tidal currents at the river mouth — intermediate level required with good local knowledge.

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Sunrise 08:29 · Sunset 19:10

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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 · 12:36 · 3.9 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 19:21 · 2.2 m
High tide Wed 21 · 01:17 · 3.8 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 07:45 · 2.1 m

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la faute sur mer: 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

350h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 29 rideable days a month and 350 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is November, at 20 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Juillet-août : zones de baignade interdites, respecter les balisages.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 88 mm.

Monthly averages: la faute sur mer

Monthly averages — la faute sur mer — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.5	226 h	9 °C	88 mm
February	20.5	188 h	12 °C	78 mm
March	25.0	234 h	14 °C	57 mm
April	27.0	296 h	17 °C	44 mm
May	27.0	338 h	19 °C	45 mm
June	30.0	325 h	24 °C	20 mm
July hours	30.5	350 h	24 °C	20 mm
August hours	30.0	294 h	25 °C	28 mm
September	25.0	258 h	21 °C	56 mm
October	25.0	226 h	19 °C	80 mm
November	20.0	173 h	14 °C	73 mm
December	20.0	167 h	10 °C	50 mm

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Technical details of la faute sur mer spot

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

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

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Car parks at La Faute-sur-Mer, accessible from L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer. Full services in the resort.

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