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12 kn+. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots between 10:00 and 19:00. How we count.

Sea · Pays de la Loire · France

L'Embarcadère

Best for kiting in May, in July and from October to November. Also windy, but cold: December to March.

  1. J56
  2. F55
  3. M56
  4. A45
  5. M50
  6. J40
  7. J54
  8. A43
  9. S47
  10. O52
  11. N57
  12. D57
Kite days by month at L'Embarcadère: Jan 56 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 45 %, May 50 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 57 %
  • Prime 60 %+
  • Good 40 %+
  • Possible 20 %+
  • Off under 20 %
  • Ringed: this month

October · nowTap a month

Kite days
52%
kite days
Good, 5 of 9 years good
Wind
12kn
from WSW
average 12:00 to 18:00
Water
18°C
4/3
water
Trip odds
6in 10
10 day trips good
about 5.4 kite days of 10
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How we know thisConfidence high

Confidence. Hourly 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 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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.

Best months: at least half the days are kite days (50 % or more), outside the cold months. The colours grade every month on their own scale: Prime from 60 %, Good from 40 %, Possible from 20 %.

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.

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.

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How the wind behaves

In December, the windiest month

Afternoon wind 14 knots, average 12:00 to 18:00.

  • Too light 43 %
  • Kiteable 57 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 43 %, kiteable on 57 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

NESW

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often WSW (248°).

Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear
  • Kite days
    52 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 48 %
    • Kiteable 52 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    Good years
    2017: 39 % kite days2018: 48 % kite days2019: 61 % kite days2020: 68 % kite days2021: 42 % kite days2022: 55 % kite days2023: 55 % kite days2024: 32 % kite days2025: 71 % kite days5 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
    10 day trip
    6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
    Best hours
    10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    11.0 h
    Water
    18 °C, 4/3
    Air
    18 °Cdaily maximum, 17 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    13 of 31with 1 mm or more

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. 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 by start week

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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

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Trip odds by start week in L'Embarcadère: W1 6 in 10, W2 7 in 10, W3 6 in 10, W4 7 in 10, W5 6 in 10, W6 6 in 10, W7 6 in 10, W8 8 in 10, W9 8 in 10, W10 7 in 10, W11 6 in 10, W12 5 in 10, W13 7 in 10, W14 3 in 10, W15 5 in 10, W16 5 in 10, W17 6 in 10, W18 7 in 10, W19 7 in 10, W20 5 in 10, W21 4 in 10, W22 3 in 10, W23 4 in 10, W24 4 in 10, W25 4 in 10, W26 6 in 10, W27 6 in 10, W28 7 in 10, W29 6 in 10, W30 7 in 10, W31 5 in 10, W32 5 in 10, W33 4 in 10, W34 4 in 10, W35 5 in 10, W36 5 in 10, W37 5 in 10, W38 6 in 10, W39 6 in 10, W40 5 in 10, W41 6 in 10, W42 6 in 10, W43 7 in 10, W44 7 in 10, W45 6 in 10, W46 6 in 10, W47 7 in 10, W48 9 in 10, W49 9 in 10, W50 8 in 10, W51 7 in 10, W52 6 in 10

7 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 47 (e.g. 19 to 25 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).

Kitesurfing at L'Embarcadère: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at L'Embarcadère?

The best months are May, July and October to November: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 57 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is L'Embarcadère windy in October?

Yes, often. 52 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 16 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at L'Embarcadère?

The water ranges from 9 °C in January to 21 °C in August. In October it is about 18 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).

How many kite days does L'Embarcadère get in a year?

About 186 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

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

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Spot facts

Region
Pays de la Loire
Country
France
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (LRH), 26 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates
46.3434, -1.4300
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of L'Embarcadère

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 Pays de la Loire

  1. Le Phare3 km

    12 kn WSW18 °C 4/3sea

    52% kite days
    January: 56 % kite days (Good)February: 55 % kite days (Good)March: 56 % kite days (Good)April: 45 % kite days (Good)May: 50 % kite days (Good)June: 40 % kite days (Good)July: 54 % kite days (Good)August: 43 % kite days (Good)September: 47 % kite days (Good)October: 52 % kite days (Good)November: 57 % kite days (Good)December: 57 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month in Le Phare: Jan 56 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 45 %, May 50 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 57 %

  2. La Belle Henriette5 km

    11 kn WSW18 °C 3/2sea

    42% kite days
    January: 44 % kite days (Good)February: 46 % kite days (Good)March: 47 % kite days (Good)April: 36 % kite days (Possible)May: 44 % kite days (Good)June: 34 % kite days (Possible)July: 45 % kite days (Good)August: 33 % kite days (Possible)September: 33 % kite days (Possible)October: 42 % kite days (Good)November: 42 % kite days (Good)December: 48 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month in La Belle Henriette: Jan 44 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 36 %, May 44 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 48 %

  3. Le Bouil10 km

    11 kn WSW18 °C 4/3sea

    50% kite days
    January: 52 % kite days (Good)February: 51 % kite days (Good)March: 55 % kite days (Good)April: 42 % kite days (Good)May: 49 % kite days (Good)June: 35 % kite days (Possible)July: 46 % kite days (Good)August: 38 % kite days (Possible)September: 42 % kite days (Good)October: 50 % kite days (Good)November: 52 % kite days (Good)December: 55 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month in Le Bouil: Jan 52 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 42 %, May 49 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 55 %

  4. Le Veillon20 km

    12 kn WSW18 °C 4/3sea

    51% kite days
    January: 53 % kite days (Good)February: 53 % kite days (Good)March: 58 % kite days (Good)April: 44 % kite days (Good)May: 48 % kite days (Good)June: 37 % kite days (Possible)July: 47 % kite days (Good)August: 40 % kite days (Good)September: 46 % kite days (Good)October: 51 % kite days (Good)November: 57 % kite days (Good)December: 57 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month in Le Veillon: Jan 53 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 44 %, May 48 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 57 %

  5. Brétignolles44 km

    12 kn WSW18 °C 4/3sea

    52% kite days
    January: 51 % kite days (Good)February: 52 % kite days (Good)March: 54 % kite days (Good)April: 42 % kite days (Good)May: 47 % kite days (Good)June: 39 % kite days (Possible)July: 46 % kite days (Good)August: 37 % kite days (Possible)September: 44 % kite days (Good)October: 52 % kite days (Good)November: 56 % kite days (Good)December: 55 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month in Brétignolles: Jan 51 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 42 %, May 47 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 55 %

  6. La Passerelle, Saint-Gilles53 km

    13 kn WSW18 °C 4/3sea

    61% kite days
    January: 64 % kite days (Prime)February: 59 % kite days (Good)March: 64 % kite days (Prime)April: 53 % kite days (Good)May: 57 % kite days (Good)June: 49 % kite days (Good)July: 58 % kite days (Good)August: 48 % kite days (Good)September: 56 % kite days (Good)October: 61 % kite days (Prime)November: 68 % kite days (Prime)December: 63 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month in La Passerelle, Saint-Gilles: Jan 64 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 53 %, May 57 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 63 %

  7. Saint-Jean70 km

    12 kn WSW18 °C 4/3sea

    51% kite days
    January: 54 % kite days (Good)February: 52 % kite days (Good)March: 56 % kite days (Good)April: 39 % kite days (Possible)May: 45 % kite days (Good)June: 33 % kite days (Possible)July: 43 % kite days (Good)August: 34 % kite days (Possible)September: 42 % kite days (Good)October: 51 % kite days (Good)November: 58 % kite days (Good)December: 55 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month in Saint-Jean: Jan 54 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 39 %, May 45 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 55 %

  8. Fromentine82 km

    13 kn SW17 °C 5/4sea

    58% kite days
    January: 61 % kite days (Prime)February: 57 % kite days (Good)March: 62 % kite days (Prime)April: 46 % kite days (Good)May: 53 % kite days (Good)June: 43 % kite days (Good)July: 55 % kite days (Good)August: 41 % kite days (Good)September: 50 % kite days (Good)October: 58 % kite days (Good)November: 65 % kite days (Prime)December: 63 % kite days (Prime)
    Kite days by month in Fromentine: Jan 61 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 46 %, May 53 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 63 %

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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 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 52 % of days at L'Embarcadère 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/lembarcadere

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