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Kitesurfing in Wissant, France

Name: Wissant
Address: FRA

Beach in France · 10 kite spots · airports OST, SEN, LIL

Best for kiting from May to November, with 55 to 70 % kite days. Water 13 to 20 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to April.

Season 7 May to 25 Nov, peak 28 May to 10 Jun and 30 Jul to 26 Aug and 17 Sep to 25 Nov.

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 Wissant, the main spot of Wissant. The other 9 spots range from 66 to 71 % 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.

JJan64cold
FFeb68cold
MMar63cold
AApr61cold
MMay57Good
JJun60Prime
JJul55Good
AAug61Prime
SSep61Prime
OOct70Primenow · chosen
NNov64Prime
DDec71cold

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 Wissant, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

KITE DAYS: 22 of 31; 70 % kite days, Prime, good in 9 of 9 years
WIND: 15 knots; afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
WATER: 16 °C, 5/4; suit for 10 to 13 °C. The air is cool for this water, so we add one step.

8 in 10

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

about 6.8 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
70 % Primeabout 22 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 30 %
Kiteable 70 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
8 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
Best hours
10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.8 h
Water
16 °C, 5/4
Air
16 °Cdaily maximum, 15 °C during kite hours
Rain
17 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Wissant averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (70 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Wissant

Kite days% of days	64	68	63	61	57	60	55	61	61	70	64	71
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	cold	Good	Prime	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	cold
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	8 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	9 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	7 of 9	8 of 9	8 of 9	8 of 9	7 of 9	8 of 9	6 of 9	9 of 9	8 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 17	10 to 18	10 to 19	13 to 19	12 to 19	13 to 19	13 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 18	10 to 16	10 to 16
Daylighth	8.5	10.0	11.9	13.8	15.5	16.4	16.0	14.6	12.7	10.8	9.0	8.0
Water°C at the surface	9	8	9	11	13	16	19	20	19	16	13	10
Air°C, daily maximum	8	8	9	11	14	17	19	19	18	16	12	9
Rain days1 mm or more	16 of 31	13 of 28	13 of 31	10 of 30	9 of 31	8 of 30	11 of 31	11 of 31	12 of 30	17 of 31	18 of 30	18 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	5/4	4/3	4/3	4/3	5/4	6/5+	6/5+

In January, Wissant averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (64 %). Water 9 °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, Wissant averaged 19 kite days out of 28 (68 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Wissant averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 9 °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, Wissant averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (61 %). Water 11 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Wissant 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 May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Wissant averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (60 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Wissant averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Wissant averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Wissant averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (61 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Wissant averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (70 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Wissant averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (64 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Wissant averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 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 Wissant

this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

Kite days: 70 % Primeabout 22 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong: Too light 30 %
Kiteable 70 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years: 9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip: 8 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
Best hours: 10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight: 10.8 h
Water: 16 °C, 5/4
Air: 16 °Cdaily maximum, 15 °C during kite hours
Rain: 17 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence: In October, Wissant averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (70 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 8 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.

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

16 °C in October, 5/4 (10 to 13 °C).

The air is cool for this water, so we add one step.

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.

8 to 20 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves to 4/3.

Where the model is blind

Here the model sees the wind at Wissant, 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

Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), 92 km straight line
London Southend Airport (SEN), 101 km straight line
Lille Airport (LIL), 108 km straight line

Flight time from

FRA Frankfurt: about 1 h 05 min straight line, 498 km
MUC Munich: about 1 h 30 min straight line, 781 km
AMS Amsterdam: about 0 h 50 min straight line, 266 km
LHR London Heathrow: about 0 h 40 min straight line, 161 km
ZRH Zurich: about 1 h 15 min straight line, 629 km
CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle: about 0 h 45 min straight line, 218 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 Wissant

Best for kiting from May to November, with 55 to 70 % kite days. Water 13 to 20 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to April.

Season 7 May to 25 Nov, peak 28 May to 10 Jun and 30 Jul to 26 Aug and 17 Sep to 25 Nov. 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.

Prime months here: June, August, September, October, November. Each link shows where else to kite in that month.

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

9 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 6.3 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 Wissant windy?

Across the year, 63 % of days at Wissant are kite days. The windiest month is December with 71 %, the calmest is July with 55 %.

Wind on kite days in December comes most often from SW (225°).

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Afternoon wind15 knots(12 to 15 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 SSW, Feb WSW, Mar SW, Apr NE, May SW, Jun SW, Jul SW, Aug SW, Sep SW, Oct SW, Nov SSW, Dec SW.

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Water temperature in Wissant by month

The sea is warmest in August at 20 °C and coolest in February at 8 °C. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, 4/3 in August.

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

Kite spots in Wissant

Wissant
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 Wissant: Jan 64 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 61 %, May 57 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 71 %
Sangatte
Sea · 9 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 Sangatte: Jan 65 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 59 %, May 54 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 71 %
Audresselles
Sea · 9 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 Audresselles: Jan 56 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 54 %, May 51 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 66 %
La Boulangerie, Sangatte
Sea · 9 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 La Boulangerie, Sangatte: Jan 65 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 59 %, May 54 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 71 %
Ambleteuse
Sea · 10 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 Ambleteuse: Jan 56 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 54 %, May 51 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 66 %
Le Radar, Sangatte
Sea · 11 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 Le Radar, Sangatte: Jan 65 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 59 %, May 54 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 71 %
La Pointe aux Oies
Sea · 12 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 La Pointe aux Oies: Jan 56 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 54 %, May 51 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 66 %
Base de Voile, Sangatte
Sea · 12 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 Base de Voile, Sangatte: Jan 65 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 59 %, May 54 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 71 %
Wimereux
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 Wimereux: Jan 56 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 54 %, May 51 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 66 %
Blériot-Plage
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 Blériot-Plage: Jan 65 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 59 %, May 54 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 71 %

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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. Confidence: high.

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In October, 70 % of days at Wissant 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/wissant

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