Lake · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · France

Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin

Name: Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin
Address: FRA

Kite days peak in March at 30 %.

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.

JJan28cold
FFeb26Possible
MMar30Possible
AApr20Possible
MMay19Off
JJun12Off
JJul9Off
AAug8Off
SSep15Off
OOct24Possiblenow
NNov25Possible
DDec29cold

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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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 lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdictGood yearsof 0, reached 50 %

Kite days
24 % Possibleabout 7 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 76 %
Kiteable 24 %
Too strong 0 %
Best hours
14:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.0 h
Air
19 °Cdaily maximum, 18 °C during kite hours
Rain
12 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (24 %).

Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin

Kite days% of days	28	26	30	20	19	12	9	8	15	24	25	29
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	Possible	Possible	Possible	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Possible	Possible	cold
Good yearsof 0, reached 50 %	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	11 to 16	10 to 17	10 to 17	11 to 19	14 to 19	16 to 18	·	·	14 to 18	14 to 17	10 to 16	10 to 16
Daylighth	9.2	10.4	11.9	13.5	14.9	15.6	15.3	14.1	12.6	11.0	9.6	8.8
Air°C, daily maximum	10	12	14	17	20	23	25	25	23	19	14	12
Rain days1 mm or more	14 of 31	11 of 28	14 of 31	10 of 30	12 of 31	12 of 30	9 of 31	8 of 31	11 of 30	12 of 31	15 of 30	15 of 31

In January, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %).
In February, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 7 kite days out of 28 (26 %).
In March, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (30 %).
In April, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 6 kite days out of 30 (20 %).
In May, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (19 %).
In June, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 3 kite days out of 30 (12 %).
In July, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (9 %).
In August, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (8 %).
In September, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 4 kite days out of 30 (15 %).
In October, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (24 %).
In November, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (25 %).
In December, Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %).

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. 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 Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin

Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.

How the wind behaves

In March, the windiest month

Too light 70 %
Kiteable 30 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 70 %, kiteable on 30 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from WSW (248°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is March, when 30 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin windy in October?

Sometimes. 24 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 7 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin get in a year?

About 74 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: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country: France
Water body: Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 49 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 45.1800, -1.0842
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Satellite view of Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin

Conditions, checked against kite guides

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Kite days in October, % of days

Hourtin-Plage
France · 1 point more kite days than Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin in October
25 %
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 Hourtin-Plage: Jan 30 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 23 %, May 23 %, Jun 13 %, Jul 11 %, Aug 12 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 31 %
Carcans-Plage
France · 23 points more kite days than Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin in October
47 %
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 Carcans-Plage: Jan 55 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 50 %, May 54 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 57 %
Lacanau Océan
France · 18 points more kite days than Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin in October
42 %
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 Lacanau Océan: Jan 50 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 43 %, May 42 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 49 %
Soulac-sur-Mer
France · 18 points more kite days than Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin in October
42 %
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 Soulac-sur-Mer: Jan 52 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 44 %, May 47 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 49 %
Verdon-sur-Mer
France · 9 points more kite days than Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin in October
33 %
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 Verdon-sur-Mer: Jan 39 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 34 %, May 38 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 30 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 39 %
Grand Crohot
France · 19 points more kite days than Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin in October
43 %
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 Grand Crohot: Jan 50 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 45 %, May 47 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 49 %
Royan-Vallière
France · 8 points more kite days than Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin in October
32 %
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 Royan-Vallière: Jan 37 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 33 %, May 37 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 39 %
Claouey, Bassin d'Arcachon
France · 1 point fewer kite days than Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin in October
23 %
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 Claouey, Bassin d'Arcachon: Jan 28 %, Feb 23 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 18 %, May 19 %, Jun 10 %, Jul 11 %, Aug 11 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 29 %

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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: low.

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In October, 24 % of days at Hourtin-Port, Lac d'Hourtin 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/hourtin-port-lac-dhourtin

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