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vieux boucau les bains kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 14 m 43.78 | -1.41

Overview

Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains is a kitesurf spot on the Landes coast, north of the Etang de Soustons. The beach faces west with good exposure to northwest and west winds. The ocean lake (Lac Marin) nearby provides a flat water alternative in certain conditions.

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Spot forecast for vieux boucau les bains

Sunrise 08:26 · Sunset 19:14

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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 3.9 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 Now00:372.8 m06:341.8 m13:033 m19:251.6 m01:523 m07:431.6 m14:053.2 m20:191.3 m02:403.2 m08:331.4 m14:493.5 m21:011.1 m03:183.4 m09:131.1 m15:263.7 m21:370.8 m03:513.7 m09:500.9 m16:023.9 m22:120.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 3 m Low tide · 1.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 0.6 m

vieux boucau les bains: 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

356h

in May · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 27 rideable days a month and 356 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is November, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days30 d M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days S October: 22 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days13 d N December: 14.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days30 d M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days S October: 22 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days13 d N December: 14.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 48%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 12%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 48% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 12 °C. The wettest month is September, with 133 mm.

Monthly averages: vieux boucau les bains
Monthly averages — vieux boucau les bains — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.0 148 h 12 °C 86 mm
February 20.5 158 h 14 °C 88 mm
March 23.5 206 h 15 °C 107 mm
April 25.0 242 h 18 °C 55 mm
May 30.0 356 h 19 °C 55 mm
June 28.5 316 h 23 °C 33 mm
July 29.5 364 h 24 °C 14 mm
August 29.0 288 h 26 °C 44 mm
September 25.5 227 h 22 °C 133 mm
October 22.0 195 h 20 °C 94 mm
November 13.0 101 h 17 °C 87 mm
December 14.5 116 h 13 °C 89 mm

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Technical details of vieux boucau les bains spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: S, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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