Sea · Corsica · France
Club Olympique, Calvi
Best for kiting from November to March, with 52 to 55 % kite days. Water 14 to 20 °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 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 43 % Goodabout 13 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 57 %
- Kiteable 43 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 2 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 5 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
- Best hours
- 11:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
- Water
- 22 °C, 3/2
- Air
- 21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 7 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 54 | 52 | 55 | 45 | 46 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 48 | 43 | 54 | 53 |
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| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 12 to 17 | 11 to 18 | 11 to 17 | 11 to 16 | 11 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 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 9 of 31 | 6 of 28 | 7 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 7 of 31 | 3 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 2 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 7 of 31 | 12 of 30 | 11 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorty | shorty | 3/2 | 4/3 | 5/4 |
- In January, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (54 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 14 kite days out of 28 (52 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (45 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (33 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (48 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (54 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Club Olympique, Calvi averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 7 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: 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 Club Olympique, Calvi
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- March6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
- May4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- July3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
- August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
- September6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- October (now)5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
- November7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
- December7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 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
7 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 5.4 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 45 %
- Kiteable 55 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 45 %, kiteable on 55 %, 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 SW (225°).
Kitesurfing at Club Olympique, Calvi: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Club Olympique, Calvi?
The best months are November to March: from 2017 to 2025, 52 to 55 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Club Olympique, Calvi windy in October?
Yes, often. 43 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 13 days in a typical October. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Club Olympique, Calvi?
The water ranges from 14 °C in February to 26 °C in July. In October it is about 22 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).
How many kite days does Club Olympique, Calvi get in a year?
About 168 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
- Corsica
- Country
- France
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport (CLY), 3 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 42.5554, 8.7747
- 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 Corsica
Kite days in October, % of days
- Sainte Restitude
France · same kite days as Club Olympique, Calvi in October
43 %Kite days by month at Sainte Restitude: Jan 54 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 45 %, May 46 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 53 % - Argentela
France · 4 points more kite days than Club Olympique, Calvi in October
47 %Kite days by month at Argentela: Jan 66 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 50 %, May 48 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 59 % - Bodri
France · 5 points fewer kite days than Club Olympique, Calvi in October
38 %Kite days by month at Bodri: Jan 48 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 39 %, May 42 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 46 % - Galéria
France · 1 point fewer kite days than Club Olympique, Calvi in October
42 %Kite days by month at Galéria: Jan 56 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 42 %, May 41 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 53 % - Lozari
France · 9 points fewer kite days than Club Olympique, Calvi in October
34 %Kite days by month at Lozari: Jan 40 %, Feb 32 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 33 %, May 34 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 38 % - Malfalcu
France · 12 points fewer kite days than Club Olympique, Calvi in October
31 %Kite days by month at Malfalcu: Jan 38 %, Feb 27 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 31 %, May 28 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 23 %, Aug 20 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 34 % - Saint-Florent
France · 28 points fewer kite days than Club Olympique, Calvi in October
15 %Kite days by month at Saint-Florent: Jan 15 %, Feb 11 %, Mar 19 %, Apr 16 %, May 14 %, Jun 11 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 9 %, Sep 17 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 15 %, Dec 14 % - Anghione
France · 27 points fewer kite days than Club Olympique, Calvi in October
16 %Kite days by month at Anghione: Jan 19 %, Feb 13 %, Mar 18 %, Apr 12 %, May 9 %, Jun 8 %, Jul 3 %, Aug 5 %, Sep 6 %, Oct 16 %, Nov 14 %, Dec 14 %
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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 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 43 % of days at Club Olympique, Calvi 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/club-olympique-calvi
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