Overview

Kitesurf

Merlimont Plage is a kitesurf spot on the Côte d'Opale (Pas-de-Calais), between Berck-sur-Mer and Le Touquet. This beach resort offers a wide sandy beach open to the English Channel, catching the dominant South-West to West and North-West winds of the coast.

Large sandy beach with good space at low tide. A quieter alternative to the busier Le Touquet beach nearby. Suitable for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Merlimont Plage

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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Merlimont Plage: 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

325h

in July · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 325 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is March, at 16 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 108 mm.

Monthly averages: Merlimont Plage

Monthly averages — Merlimont Plage — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.0	164 h	6 °C	102 mm
February	18.0	181 h	9 °C	101 mm
March	16.0	131 h	12 °C	43 mm
April	20.0	209 h	14 °C	54 mm
May	21.0	220 h	17 °C	67 mm
June	26.0	337 h	19 °C	54 mm
July	28.5	325 h	20 °C	85 mm
August	23.5	283 h	22 °C	64 mm
September	20.0	220 h	18 °C	108 mm
October	17.0	155 h	15 °C	97 mm
November	17.0	152 h	11 °C	98 mm
December	17.0	142 h	8 °C	68 mm

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Technical details of Merlimont Plage 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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