Meze / Etang de Thau kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Occitanie

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 43.42 | 3.61

Overview

Mèze — Étang de Thau, north shore. Village known for oysters and Musée de la Préhistoire. Flat lagoon. Tramontane NW, Mistral N. Intermediate.

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Spot forecast for Meze / Etang de Thau

Sunrise 08:05 · Sunset 18:55

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

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Meze / Etang de Thau: 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

161h

in June · 21 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in June: 16 rideable days a month and 161 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is January, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 6 rideable days6 d J February: 7 rideable days F March: 15.5 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 21 rideable days21 d J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 7.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 6 rideable days6 d J February: 7 rideable days F March: 15.5 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 21 rideable days21 d J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 7.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 12 °C. The wettest month is December, with 64 mm.

Monthly averages: Meze / Etang de Thau
Monthly averages — Meze / Etang de Thau — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 6.0 35 h 12 °C 40 mm
February 7.0 51 h 14 °C 27 mm
March 15.5 149 h 16 °C 59 mm
April 17.5 151 h 19 °C 32 mm
May 13.5 104 h 22 °C 38 mm
June 21.0 161 h 27 °C 5 mm
July 14.5 101 h 30 °C 2 mm
August 16.5 90 h 31 °C 1 mm
September 12.5 76 h 24 °C 5 mm
October 11.5 81 h 21 °C 11 mm
November 7.5 67 h 16 °C 36 mm
December 7.0 59 h 13 °C 64 mm

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Technical details of Meze / Etang de Thau spot

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

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

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