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Les Sables d Olonne kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

France · Pays de la Loire

Spot currently openIntermediate level 46.49 | -1.78

Overview

Les Sables d'Olonne is an additional kitesurf entry for the Les Sables d'Olonne coast. See Plage des Dunes (ID 575) for the main detailed spot. Intermediate level with dominant southwest to northwest winds.

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Spot forecast for Les Sables d Olonne

Sunrise 08:31 · Sunset 19:12

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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 6.6 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 Now00:233.4 m06:452.2 m12:553.6 m19:312 m01:423.5 m07:521.9 m14:003.8 m20:251.7 m02:343.8 m08:421.6 m14:464.1 m21:081.3 m03:144.1 m09:231.3 m15:254.4 m21:461 m03:504.4 m10:011 m16:034.7 m22:230.8 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 · 1.9 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 1.3 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

Les Sables d Olonne: 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

259h

in July · 26 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 22 rideable days a month and 259 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 13.5 days.

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

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 20 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 20 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is January, with 85 mm.

Monthly averages: Les Sables d Olonne
Monthly averages — Les Sables d Olonne — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.0 146 h 10 °C 85 mm
February 16.0 153 h 11 °C 78 mm
March 15.0 142 h 13 °C 59 mm
April 20.0 188 h 16 °C 41 mm
May 21.0 252 h 19 °C 46 mm
June 24.5 240 h 23 °C 16 mm
July hours 26.0 259 h 23 °C 23 mm
August hours 20.0 180 h 24 °C 20 mm
September 18.5 196 h 20 °C 78 mm
October 16.0 143 h 18 °C 72 mm
November 16.5 147 h 14 °C 71 mm
December 13.5 109 h 11 °C 42 mm

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Technical details of Les Sables d Olonne spot

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

Depending on conditions: SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking

Car parks in Les Sables-d'Olonne. Full city services. For the official kite zone, see Plage des Dunes (ID 575).

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