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Kitesurfing in Gruissan, France

Name: Gruissan
Address: FRA

Lagoon in France · 8 kite spots · airports BZR, PGF, CCF

Best for kiting from February to May, in July and in November, with 50 to 57 % kite days. Water 12 to 24 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): January.

Season 29 Jan to 4 Feb and 12 Feb to 7 Jan.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 2017 to 2025.

Numbers on this page are from Plage Mateille, Gruissan, the main spot of Gruissan. The other 7 spots range from 44 to 51 % kite days in October.

Kite Year

Kite days per month, in % of days. Colour is the verdict, the number is the share. Tap a month for its details.

JJan61cold
FFeb54Good
MMar57Good
AApr54Good
MMay54Good
JJun44Good
JJul50Good
AAug48Good
SSep46Good
OOct48Goodnow · chosen
NNov56Good
DDec48Good

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month
Raised: your chosen month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

October in Gruissan, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

KITE DAYS: 15 of 31; 48 % kite days, Good, good in 5 of 9 years
WIND: 11 knots; afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
WATER: 20 °C, 3/2; suit for 18 to 20 °C

6 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (9 Octobers).

about 4.7 kite days expected out of 10.

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. How we count trip odds

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MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
48 % Goodabout 15 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 52 %
Kiteable 48 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
5 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
Best hours
10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.1 h
Water
20 °C, 3/2
Air
20 °Cdaily maximum, 19 °C during kite hours
Rain
8 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Plage Mateille, Gruissan

Kite days% of days	61	54	57	54	54	44	50	48	46	48	56	48
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	8 in 10	7 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	6 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	7 of 9	7 of 9	8 of 9	7 of 9	5 of 9	3 of 9	5 of 9	4 of 9	5 of 9	5 of 9	6 of 9	5 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 18	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 18	10 to 16	10 to 16
Daylighth	9.4	10.5	11.9	13.4	14.6	15.3	15.0	13.9	12.5	11.1	9.8	9.1
Water°C at the surface	12	12	13	15	17	22	24	24	22	20	16	13
Air°C, daily maximum	11	13	14	16	19	23	26	26	23	20	15	13
Rain days1 mm or more	7 of 31	6 of 28	8 of 31	7 of 30	7 of 31	4 of 30	2 of 31	4 of 31	6 of 30	8 of 31	9 of 30	8 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	5/4	4/3	spring	shorty	shorty	spring	3/2	5/4	6/5+

In January, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (54 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (54 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (54 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (44 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (46 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (56 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025; kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count kite days and trip odds

October in Plage Mateille, Gruissan

this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

Kite days: 48 % Goodabout 15 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong: Too light 52 %
Kiteable 48 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years: 5 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip: 6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
Best hours: 10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight: 11.1 h
Water: 20 °C, 3/2
Air: 20 °Cdaily maximum, 19 °C during kite hours
Rain: 8 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence: In October, Plage Mateille, Gruissan averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

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Confidence

Confidence highhourly model data, close sea cell, checks agree on the season

Why. Hourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 5 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

What it means for you. The numbers on this page are a fair forecast of a typical year here. Medium would mean one check is uncertain, for example a cell 12 km away: expect a few points off. Low means global models miss part of the local wind, often at lakes, thermal or inland spots; where documented local sources describe the season, we show that curated season instead of model numbers.

Water and wetsuit

20 °C in October, 3/2 (18 to 20 °C).

Some months get one step thicker, because the air on kite days is more than 4 °C colder than the water.

boardshorts27 and up
shorty24 to 26
spring suit21 to 23
3/218 to 20
4/314 to 17
5/410 to 13
6/5under 10

The filled step is the suit for October; the band under each step is the water temperature it covers, in °C.

12 to 24 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves to shorty.

Where the model is blind

Here the model sees the wind at Plage Mateille, Gruissan, so the numbers on this page are model numbers. Where documented local sources describe the season of a lake or thermal spot, we show that curated season instead: a hatched band over the season months with its sources named and no percentage, because the model number would be wrong there.

Getting there

Béziers Vias airport (BZR), 30 km straight line
Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (PGF), 47 km straight line
Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF), 68 km straight line

Flight time from

FRA Frankfurt: about 1 h 35 min straight line, 874 km
MUC Munich: about 1 h 35 min straight line, 888 km
AMS Amsterdam: about 1 h 45 min straight line, 1,029 km
LHR London Heathrow: about 1 h 45 min straight line, 967 km
ZRH Zurich: about 1 h 20 min straight line, 643 km
CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle: about 1 h 20 min straight line, 657 km

Flight time: the straight line distance at 800 km/h plus 30 minutes. Real flights with stops take longer. Flights are not sold here.

Best time to kitesurf in Gruissan

Best for kiting from February to May, in July and in November, with 50 to 57 % kite days. Water 12 to 24 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): January.

Season 29 Jan to 4 Feb and 12 Feb to 7 Jan. Dates from 52 weekly values of the main spot, season from 40 % kite days, peak from 60 %, counted only in weeks with water or daytime air at 12 °C or more and at least 6 hours of daylight.

Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

5 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 5.8 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

Is Gruissan windy?

Across the year, 52 % of days at Plage Mateille, Gruissan are kite days. The windiest month is January with 61 %, the calmest is June with 44 %.

Wind on kite days in January comes most often from WNW (293°).

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Afternoon wind11 knots(8 to 11 kn, average 12:00 to 18:00 in October)

under 8 kn
8 to 11 kn
12 to 15 kn
16 to 19 kn
20 to 24 kn
25 to 29 kn
30 kn and more

Main kite wind by month: Jan WNW, Feb WNW, Mar WNW, Apr WNW, May WNW, Jun WNW, Jul WNW, Aug WNW, Sep WNW, Oct WNW, Nov WNW, Dec WNW.

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Water temperature in Gruissan by month

The sea is warmest in July at 24 °C and coolest in January at 12 °C. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in January, shorty in July.

Water temperature from the Open-Meteo marine archive, 2023 to 2025, monthly mean of the main spot.

Kite spots in Gruissan

Plage Mateille, Gruissan
Sea · main spot
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Plage Mateille, Gruissan: Jan 61 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 54 %, May 54 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 48 %
Étang de Mateille
Lagoon · 1 km
Same model cell as Plage Mateille, Gruissan: near identical numbers.
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Étang de Mateille: Jan 61 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 54 %, May 54 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 48 %
Plage des Chalets, Gruissan
Sea · 3 km
Same model cell as Plage Mateille, Gruissan: near identical numbers.
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Plage des Chalets, Gruissan: Jan 61 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 54 %, May 54 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 48 %
La Vielle Nouvelle, Gruissan
Sea · 3 km
Same model cell as Plage Mateille, Gruissan: near identical numbers.
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at La Vielle Nouvelle, Gruissan: Jan 61 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 54 %, May 54 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 48 %
Les Mimosas, Étang de Bages
Lagoon · 10 km
Same model cell as Plage Mateille, Gruissan: near identical numbers.
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Les Mimosas, Étang de Bages: Jan 61 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 54 %, May 54 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 48 %
La Nautique, Étang de Bages
Lagoon · 11 km
Same model cell as Plage Mateille, Gruissan: near identical numbers.
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at La Nautique, Étang de Bages: Jan 61 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 54 %, May 54 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 48 %
Grau de Vendres, Valras
Sea · 14 km
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Grau de Vendres, Valras: Jan 55 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 47 %, May 47 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 47 %
Port-la-Nouvelle
Sea · 15 km
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Port-la-Nouvelle: Jan 64 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 57 %, May 55 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 52 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 5 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 48 % of days at Plage Mateille, Gruissan met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/kitesurfing/gruissan

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