Overview

Port des Barques is a kitesurf spot at the mouth of the Charente river, north of the Fouras peninsula. The spot benefits from northeast and northwest winds in the estuary. Technical spot with strong tidal currents from the Charente — requires solid intermediate level and good local knowledge.

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Spot forecast for port des barques

Sunrise 08:28 · Sunset 19:10

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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 2.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:24 · 3.6 m High tide 03:03 · 3.6 m Low tide 06:35 · 2.5 m High tide 12:19 · 4.2 m Low tide 19:13 · 2.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:53 · 4.1 m Low tide 03:22 · 3.9 m High tide 03:32 · 3.9 m Low tide 07:38 · 2.3 m High tide 13:19 · 4.5 m Low tide 20:10 · 2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:51 · 4.4 m Low tide 08:30 · 2 m High tide 14:14 · 4.7 m Low tide 20:57 · 1.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:43 · 4.7 m Low tide 09:16 · 1.6 m High tide 15:02 · 5.1 m Low tide 21:40 · 1.2 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:28 · 5.1 m Low tide 09:58 · 1.2 m High tide 15:47 · 5.4 m Low tide 22:20 · 0.9 m

port des barques: 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

384h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 29 rideable days a month and 384 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is November, at 15.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 98 mm.

Monthly averages: port des barques

Monthly averages — port des barques — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.0	173 h	9 °C	98 mm
February	18.5	134 h	12 °C	95 mm
March	21.0	193 h	13 °C	66 mm
April	26.0	263 h	17 °C	56 mm
May	29.5	359 h	19 °C	51 mm
June	30.0	374 h	23 °C	35 mm
July	31.0	384 h	24 °C	20 mm
August	30.0	320 h	25 °C	17 mm
September	25.5	268 h	20 °C	84 mm
October	22.5	204 h	18 °C	82 mm
November	15.5	123 h	14 °C	68 mm
December	15.5	140 h	10 °C	53 mm

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Technical details of port des barques spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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