Overview

Kitesurf

Baie d'Authie is a kitesurf spot on the estuary of the Authie river (Pas-de-Calais/Somme border), between Berck-sur-Mer and Fort-Mahon-Plage. The bay offers a natural tidal environment with vast sand flats at low tide and a wide open beach.

Best winds are from South-West to West and North-West, blowing across the open bay. Large tidal range — the bay empties considerably at low tide, revealing huge flat sandy areas ideal for kitesurfing. A natural and uncrowded spot on the Côte d'Opale.

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Spot forecast for Baie d'Authie

Sunrise 08:24 · Sunset 18:52

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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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Baie d'Authie: when to go?

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Season · peak

305h

in July · 26 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 23 rideable days a month and 305 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is December, at 15 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 117 mm.

Monthly averages: Baie d'Authie

Monthly averages — Baie d'Authie — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	160 h	6 °C	104 mm
February	18.0	177 h	9 °C	101 mm
March	15.5	130 h	12 °C	43 mm
April	20.5	204 h	15 °C	56 mm
May	20.5	214 h	17 °C	62 mm
June	24.5	319 h	19 °C	53 mm
July	26.0	305 h	21 °C	82 mm
August	23.5	272 h	22 °C	59 mm
September	18.0	207 h	19 °C	117 mm
October	16.5	149 h	15 °C	101 mm
November	16.0	146 h	11 °C	95 mm
December	15.0	134 h	9 °C	69 mm

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Technical details of Baie d'Authie spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, S, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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