Sea · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France
Beauvallon, La Tour
Best for kiting in March, with 53 % kite days. Water 14 °C.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this 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.
Confidence highHourly 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 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 41 % Goodabout 13 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 59 %
- Kiteable 41 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 4 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- Best hours
- 13:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
- Water
- 21 °C, spring suit
- Air
- 21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 8 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 42 | 41 | 53 | 47 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 5 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 12 to 19 | 13 to 19 | 14 to 18 | 15 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 14 to 19 | 13 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
| Water°C at the surface | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 8 of 31 | 6 of 28 | 6 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 7 of 31 | 3 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 1 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 8 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorty | shorty | spring | 4/3 | 5/4 |
- In January, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 12 kite days out of 28 (41 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (47 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (37 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (25 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Beauvallon, La Tour averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (40 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Beauvallon, La Tour
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- February5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- March7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
- June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- July2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- August1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
- September5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- October (now)4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- November4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
- December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
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.
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
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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
6 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 4.9 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).
How the wind behaves
In March, the windiest month
- Too light 47 %
- Kiteable 53 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 47 %, kiteable on 53 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often E (90°).
Kitesurfing at Beauvallon, La Tour: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Beauvallon, La Tour?
The best month is March: from 2017 to 2025, 53 % of its days were kite days.
Is Beauvallon, La Tour windy in October?
Yes, often. 41 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 13 days in a typical October. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Beauvallon, La Tour?
The water ranges from 14 °C in February to 26 °C in August. In October it is about 21 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).
How many kite days does Beauvallon, La Tour get in a year?
About 145 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. 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.
Live forecast
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Spot facts
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN), 43 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 43.2912, 6.6097
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Kite days in October, % of days
- La Bouillabaisse
France · same kite days as Beauvallon, La Tour in October
41 %Kite days by month at La Bouillabaisse: Jan 42 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 47 %, May 34 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 40 % - Pampelonne
France · 7 points more kite days than Beauvallon, La Tour in October
48 %Kite days by month at Pampelonne: Jan 46 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 51 %, May 36 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 45 % - Gigaro
France · 9 points more kite days than Beauvallon, La Tour in October
50 %Kite days by month at Gigaro: Jan 45 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 50 %, May 39 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 44 % - Fréjus Plage
France · 8 points fewer kite days than Beauvallon, La Tour in October
33 %Kite days by month at Fréjus Plage: Jan 34 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 42 %, May 28 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 20 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 36 % - La Favière
France · 5 points more kite days than Beauvallon, La Tour in October
46 %Kite days by month at La Favière: Jan 41 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 47 %, May 36 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 41 % - Brégançon
France · 15 points more kite days than Beauvallon, La Tour in October
56 %Kite days by month at Brégançon: Jan 52 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 61 %, May 48 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 50 % - Palm Beach, Cannes
France · 18 points fewer kite days than Beauvallon, La Tour in October
23 %Kite days by month at Palm Beach, Cannes: Jan 22 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 24 %, May 19 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 11 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 21 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 19 % - L'Almanarre
France · 10 points more kite days than Beauvallon, La Tour in October
51 %Kite days by month at L'Almanarre: Jan 49 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 57 %, May 48 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 47 %
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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 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 41 % of days at Beauvallon, La Tour 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/spot/beauvallon-la-tour
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