Lake · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · France

Lac de Lacanau

Name: Lac de Lacanau
Address: FRA

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

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.

JJan22cold
FFeb19Off
MMar24Possible
AApr14Off
MMay12Off
JJun5Off
JJul4Off
AAug7Off
SSep12Off
OOct16Offnow
NNov19Off
DDec24Possible

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 9, reached 50 %

Kite days
16 % Offabout 5 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 84 %
Kiteable 16 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
Best hours
12:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.0 h
Air
20 °Cdaily maximum, 18 °C during kite hours
Rain
12 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Lac de Lacanau averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (16 %).

Lac de Lacanau

Kite days% of days	22	19	24	14	12	5	4	7	12	16	19	24
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	Off	Possible	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Possible
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	13 to 16	12 to 18	11 to 16	13 to 19	16 to 18	·	·	·	15 to 17	12 to 17	12 to 16	11 to 16
Daylighth	9.2	10.4	11.9	13.5	14.8	15.5	15.2	14.1	12.6	11.0	9.6	8.9
Air°C, daily maximum	10	13	15	17	20	24	25	26	23	20	15	12
Rain days1 mm or more	14 of 31	11 of 28	14 of 31	12 of 30	13 of 31	12 of 30	10 of 31	8 of 31	12 of 30	12 of 31	15 of 30	16 of 31

In January, Lac de Lacanau averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (22 %).
In February, Lac de Lacanau averaged 5 kite days out of 28 (19 %).
In March, Lac de Lacanau averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (24 %).
In April, Lac de Lacanau averaged 4 kite days out of 30 (14 %).
In May, Lac de Lacanau averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (12 %).
In June, Lac de Lacanau averaged 1 kite days out of 30 (5 %).
In July, Lac de Lacanau averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (4 %).
In August, Lac de Lacanau averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (7 %).
In September, Lac de Lacanau averaged 3 kite days out of 30 (12 %).
In October, Lac de Lacanau averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (16 %).
In November, Lac de Lacanau averaged 6 kite days out of 30 (19 %).
In December, Lac de Lacanau averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (24 %).

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. 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 Lac de Lacanau

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 December, the windiest month

Too light 75 %
Kiteable 24 %
Too strong 1 %

Too light on 75 %, kiteable on 24 %, too strong on 1 % of days.

Best hours: 11:00 to 16:00, 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 Lac de Lacanau: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Lac de Lacanau?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is December, when 24 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Lac de Lacanau windy in October?

Rarely. 16 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 5 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Lac de Lacanau get in a year?

About 53 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), 35 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 44.9818, -1.0976
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.

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Kite days in October, % of days

Lacanau Océan
France · 26 points more kite days than Lac de Lacanau 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 %
Carcans-Plage
France · 31 points more kite days than Lac de Lacanau 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 %
Grand Crohot
France · 27 points more kite days than Lac de Lacanau 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 %
Claouey, Bassin d'Arcachon
France · 7 points more kite days than Lac de Lacanau 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 %
Hourtin-Plage
France · 9 points more kite days than Lac de Lacanau 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 %
La Hume, Bassin d'Arcachon
France · 5 points more kite days than Lac de Lacanau in October
21 %
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 Hume, Bassin d'Arcachon: Jan 28 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 18 %, May 20 %, Jun 10 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 21 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 27 %
Les Arbousiers, Bassin d'Arcachon
France · 31 points more kite days than Lac de Lacanau 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 Les Arbousiers, Bassin d'Arcachon: Jan 55 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 55 %, May 57 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 53 %
Petit Nice
France · 22 points more kite days than Lac de Lacanau in October
38 %
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 Petit Nice: Jan 47 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 42 %, May 42 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 46 %

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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, 16 % of days at Lac de Lacanau 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/lac-de-lacanau

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