Overview

Pampelonne — famous 4 km beach south of Saint-Tropez (commune of Ramatuelle). A prime destination for wind sports.

Interesting spot in easterly wind: beautiful waves at Le Pinet (northern part of the beach), nice swell in the middle of the bay. Prevailing SW wind also rideable.

KITE FORBIDDEN IN SUMMER — restrictions are in place from mid-June for summer, sailing allowed only from 6pm. Off-season: quiet spot with plenty of space.

Water Glisse Passion: non-motorised water activities on the beach.

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Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 18:43

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

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Pampelonne: 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

126h

in August · 23.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in August: 22 rideable days a month and 126 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is November, at 11 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 0h to 18h, between 15/06 and 15/09. Kite interdit avant 18h en période estivale

Rideable days per month

Month with time restrictions

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is March, with 140 mm.

Monthly averages: Pampelonne

Monthly averages — Pampelonne — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.5	73 h	14 °C	115 mm
February	14.0	90 h	15 °C	56 mm
March	18.5	170 h	16 °C	140 mm
April	20.0	158 h	19 °C	41 mm
May	23.0	157 h	22 °C	37 mm
June hours	23.0	174 h	28 °C	8 mm
July hours	23.0	147 h	31 °C	10 mm
August hours	23.5	126 h	31 °C	15 mm
September hours	18.0	115 h	26 °C	66 mm
October	18.0	124 h	22 °C	112 mm
November	11.0	78 h	18 °C	35 mm
December	13.5	97 h	15 °C	75 mm

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Technical details of Pampelonne spot

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, SSW, SW.

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Spot functioning

Access: Ramatuelle, direction Plage de Pampelonne. Paid parking in season.

E/ENE: THE reference wind — beautiful waves in the northern part (Le Pinet), swell in the middle of the bay. Shore break present.

SW: prevailing wind also rideable, onshore conditions.

NW (Mistral): doesn't work well at Pampelonne — prefer Beauvallon or l'Almanarre.

MID-JUNE TO MID-SEPTEMBER: sailing allowed only from 6pm. Very busy beach. Off-season: space and tranquillity.

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date

Closed : from 15/06 to 15/09 (00:00 – 18:00)
Kite interdit avant 18h en période estivale

Required level

Intermediate

Parking

Paid parking in season. Road access very complicated in summer — massive traffic jams around Saint-Tropez.

Wind specificities

E/ENE: THE reference wind — beautiful waves at Le Pinet (north), swell in the middle of the bay. Shore break present. Rarely present in summer.

SW: prevailing wind, rideable onshore conditions.

SE/S: also works.

NW (Mistral): doesn't reach Pampelonne well, very inconsistent. Go to Beauvallon or Almanarre.

Hazards

KITE FORBIDDEN IN SUMMER (mid-June to mid-September) — sailing allowed only from 6pm in season.

Shore break very present in easterly wind.

Traffic around Saint-Tropez completely blocked in summer — 50 min for a normally 10 min drive.

Paid parking in season.

In summer, prefer l'Almanarre (45 min away).

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