Sea · Occitania · France
Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots
Kite days peak in March at 42 %.
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 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 35 % Possibleabout 11 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 65 %
- Kiteable 35 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 3 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- Best hours
- 12:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
- Water
- 19 °C, 3/2
- Air
- 20 °Cdaily maximum, 19 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 9 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 39 | 32 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 38 | 35 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | Possible | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 1 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 13 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 13 to 18 | 15 to 19 | 14 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 16 to 19 | 13 to 19 | 12 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 13 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| Water°C at the surface | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 8 of 31 | 7 of 28 | 8 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 5 of 30 | 3 of 31 | 3 of 31 | 5 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 8 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 5/4 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | spring | spring | 3/2 | 5/4 | 6/5+ |
- In January, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 9 kite days out of 28 (32 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (36 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (26 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (23 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (29 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (38 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 3 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 Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- February3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
- March4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- May2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
- June2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
- July1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
- August1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
- September2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
- October (now)3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- November4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
- December3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 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
3 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 3.7 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 58 %
- Kiteable 42 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 58 %, kiteable on 42 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 13:00 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 WNW (293°).
Kitesurfing at Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is March, when 42 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots windy in October?
Sometimes. 35 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 11 days in a typical October. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots?
The water ranges from 12 °C in January to 24 °C in July. In October it is about 19 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).
How many kite days does Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots get in a year?
About 119 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
- Occitania
- Country
- France
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL), 8 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 43.5168, 3.9053
- 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 Occitania
Kite days in October, % of days
- Les Roquilles, Carnon-Plage
France · same kite days as Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots in October
35 %Kite days by month at Les Roquilles, Carnon-Plage: Jan 39 %, Feb 32 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 36 %, May 29 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 23 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 35 % - Frontignan Plage
France · 6 points more kite days than Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots in October
41 %Kite days by month at Frontignan Plage: Jan 53 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 43 %, May 36 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 44 % - L'Espiguette
France · 8 points more kite days than Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots in October
43 %Kite days by month at L'Espiguette: Jan 53 %, Feb 44 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 48 %, May 42 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 48 % - Le Boucanet
France · 1 point fewer kite days than Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots in October
34 %Kite days by month at Le Boucanet: Jan 37 %, Feb 33 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 39 %, May 35 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 18 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 32 % - Sète
France · 1 point more kite days than Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots in October
36 %Kite days by month at Sète: Jan 45 %, Feb 38 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 39 %, May 36 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 40 % - Marseillan Plage
France · 9 points more kite days than Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots in October
44 %Kite days by month at Marseillan Plage: Jan 58 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 47 %, May 42 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 49 % - Grau d'Agde, Cap d'Agde
France · 9 points more kite days than Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots in October
44 %Kite days by month at Grau d'Agde, Cap d'Agde: Jan 53 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 44 %, May 44 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 46 % - La Tamarissière, Cap d'Agde
France · 5 points more kite days than Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots in October
40 %Kite days by month at La Tamarissière, Cap d'Agde: Jan 43 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 44 %, May 42 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 30 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 45 %, Dec 42 %
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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, 35 % of days at Maguelone, Palavas-les-Flots 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/maguelone-palavas-les-flots
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