Overview

Kitesurf

Ponan is a kitesurf spot on the north shore of the Seine estuary (Seine-Maritime), near Sainte-Adresse and Le Havre. This flat sandy beach at the mouth of the Seine catches the dominant West and West-North-West winds that funnel up the estuary from the open sea.

Tidal spot with large tidal range. The Seine estuary has significant boat traffic from the Le Havre port — stay aware of navigation rules and shipping lanes. Good flat water conditions in the right wind window.

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Spot forecast for ponan

Sunrise 08:28 · Sunset 19:00

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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 · 07:29 · 6.1 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 11:21 · 4.1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 12:10 · 4.1 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:56 · 3.9 m

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ponan: 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

214h

in July · 18.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in July: 17 rideable days a month and 214 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is March, at 7.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is January, with 112 mm.

Monthly averages: ponan

Monthly averages — ponan — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.5	67 h	7 °C	112 mm
February	11.5	103 h	10 °C	60 mm
March	7.5	75 h	12 °C	54 mm
April	11.0	99 h	16 °C	35 mm
May	8.5	116 h	18 °C	83 mm
June	17.0	199 h	20 °C	47 mm
July	18.5	214 h	22 °C	75 mm
August	17.5	179 h	22 °C	31 mm
September	16.5	147 h	19 °C	100 mm
October	11.5	94 h	16 °C	81 mm
November	11.0	82 h	12 °C	80 mm
December	10.0	86 h	9 °C	45 mm

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Technical details of ponan spot

The spot works with winds from WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: SW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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CAP-DE-LA-HEVE1.4 km

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