Overview

Kitesurf

Keyhaven is a kitesurf spot on the Côte d'Opale (Pas-de-Calais), in the Le Portel area south of Boulogne-sur-Mer. This local spot is exposed to the English Channel, catching the dominant South-West to West and North-West winds typical of this stretch of the Channel coast.

Tidal spot — check tide times before riding. Sandy beach with good wind exposure. A local rider's spot in the Boulogne area.

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Spot forecast for Keyhaven

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

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 13:43 · 3.8 m
High tide Tue 20 · 21:16 · 6.7 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 02:50 · 3.7 m
High tide Wed 21 · 09:46 · 6.9 m

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Keyhaven: 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

264h

in July · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 264 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is March, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 203 mm.

Monthly averages: Keyhaven

Monthly averages — Keyhaven — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	167 h	6 °C	96 mm
February	18.0	173 h	9 °C	116 mm
March	14.5	131 h	12 °C	49 mm
April	17.5	189 h	15 °C	47 mm
May	15.5	175 h	16 °C	62 mm
June	19.5	285 h	19 °C	78 mm
July	24.5	264 h	21 °C	72 mm
August	20.5	243 h	21 °C	59 mm
September	19.0	211 h	18 °C	203 mm
October	15.5	151 h	15 °C	83 mm
November	18.0	148 h	11 °C	113 mm
December	17.5	148 h	9 °C	68 mm

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Technical details of Keyhaven 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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