Overview

Plage du Gros Jonc is a kitesurf spot at the northwest tip of the Ile de Ré near Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, adjacent to the Phare des Baleines area. West and northwest onshore winds with Atlantic swell. One of the cluster of exposed spots at the island's western tip. Intermediate to advanced level.

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Spot forecast for Plage du Gros Jonc

Sunrise 08:30 · Sunset 19:11

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

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Swell and waves

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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 1.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:07 · 3.6 m Low tide 06:38 · 2.3 m High tide 12:39 · 3.9 m Low tide 19:21 · 2.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:21 · 3.8 m Low tide 07:44 · 2.1 m High tide 13:43 · 4.1 m Low tide 20:18 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:19 · 4 m Low tide 08:36 · 1.8 m High tide 14:34 · 4.4 m Low tide 21:03 · 1.5 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:03 · 4.4 m Low tide 09:19 · 1.4 m High tide 15:17 · 4.7 m Low tide 21:42 · 1.1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:43 · 4.7 m Low tide 09:58 · 1.1 m High tide 15:58 · 5 m Low tide 22:20 · 0.8 m

Plage du Gros Jonc: 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

370h

in July · 30 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 370 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 13 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 47%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 9%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 47% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is September, with 94 mm.

Monthly averages: Plage du Gros Jonc

Monthly averages — Plage du Gros Jonc — 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	159 h	9 °C	85 mm
February	16.5	173 h	11 °C	77 mm
March	19.0	175 h	13 °C	58 mm
April	22.5	242 h	16 °C	46 mm
May	25.5	324 h	18 °C	48 mm
June	28.5	347 h	22 °C	20 mm
July	30.0	370 h	23 °C	21 mm
August	29.0	306 h	24 °C	25 mm
September	24.0	257 h	20 °C	94 mm
October	17.5	158 h	18 °C	86 mm
November	16.5	140 h	14 °C	73 mm
December	13.0	117 h	11 °C	49 mm

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Technical details of Plage du Gros Jonc spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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