Overview

Kitesurf

Honfleur is a kitesurf spot on the south shore of the Seine estuary (Calvados), just east of the famous historic port town of Honfleur. The estuary here is wide and catches West to North-West winds funneling from the open sea up into the estuary mouth.

Tidal spot with large tidal range. Heavy maritime traffic from the Le Havre port opposite — strictly observe navigation rules. Best conditions with strong W/NW winds and appropriate tidal level. An unusual urban estuary spot.

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Spot forecast for Honfleur

Sunrise 08:28 · Sunset 18:59

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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 · 05:09 · 6.1 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 05:24 · 6 m
High tide Tue 20 · 07:29 · 6.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 11:08 · 4.2 m

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Honfleur: 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

275h

in July · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 275 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is March, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is January, with 105 mm.

Monthly averages: Honfleur

Monthly averages — Honfleur — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.5	88 h	7 °C	105 mm
February	13.5	118 h	10 °C	58 mm
March	9.5	89 h	12 °C	48 mm
April	16.0	134 h	16 °C	44 mm
May	13.0	149 h	18 °C	72 mm
June	22.0	247 h	20 °C	39 mm
July	22.5	275 h	22 °C	71 mm
August	21.5	215 h	23 °C	22 mm
September	18.5	165 h	20 °C	86 mm
October	11.0	98 h	16 °C	74 mm
November	13.0	100 h	12 °C	100 mm
December	10.5	94 h	9 °C	54 mm

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Technical details of Honfleur spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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OCTEVILLE15.1 km

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