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L’Houmeau kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Spot currently openIntermediate level 46.19 | -1.2

Overview

L'Houmeau is a kitesurf spot on the Charente coast north of La Rochelle, facing the Ile de Ré. The sheltered position gives flat water in northeast and northwest winds. A local spot for light wind foiling and wing sessions. Tidal range is very significant — sessions only possible around mid to high tide.

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Spot forecast for L’Houmeau

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 3.8 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 Now06:372.4 m12:304 m19:182.2 m01:083.9 m07:422.2 m13:334.3 m20:151.9 m02:074.2 m08:341.9 m14:264.6 m21:011.5 m02:564.5 m09:181.5 m15:124.9 m21:421.2 m03:384.9 m09:591.2 m15:545.2 m22:210.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 2.4 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 2.2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1.9 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 1.5 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 4.9 m Low tide · 1.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.9 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 5.2 m Low tide · 0.9 m

L’Houmeau: 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

400h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 400 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 18 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days17 d D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 18 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days17 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 81 mm.

Monthly averages: L’Houmeau
Monthly averages — L’Houmeau — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.5 203 h 9 °C 81 mm
February 18.0 153 h 12 °C 78 mm
March 23.0 209 h 13 °C 71 mm
April 25.0 283 h 16 °C 44 mm
May 28.5 365 h 18 °C 45 mm
June 30.0 391 h 22 °C 35 mm
July 31.0 400 h 23 °C 17 mm
August 30.5 321 h 24 °C 26 mm
September 25.0 281 h 20 °C 79 mm
October 23.0 218 h 18 °C 79 mm
November 19.0 154 h 14 °C 53 mm
December 17.0 147 h 10 °C 48 mm

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Technical details of L’Houmeau spot

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, SSW.

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Intermediate

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