Sea · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France
Plage Napoleon
Best for kiting all year except August and September, with 50 to 63 % kite days. Water 13 to 22 °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
- 50 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 50 %
- Kiteable 50 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 4 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
- Water
- 20 °C, 4/3
- Air
- 20 °Cdaily maximum, 19 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 7 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Plage Napoleon averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 63 | 55 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 53 |
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| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Good | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 8 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 18 | 14 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
| Water°C at the surface | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 6 of 31 | 6 of 28 | 7 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 7 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 2 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 7 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 9 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 4/3 | 4/3 | spring | spring | spring | spring | 4/3 | 5/4 | 5/4 |
- In January, Plage Napoleon averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Plage Napoleon averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (55 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Plage Napoleon averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Plage Napoleon averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (56 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Plage Napoleon averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Plage Napoleon averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Plage Napoleon averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Plage Napoleon averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Plage Napoleon averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (45 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Plage Napoleon averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Plage Napoleon averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (57 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Plage Napoleon averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 6 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 Plage Napoleon
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- March7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
- April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- May6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- June6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- July6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
- August4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- September5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
- October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
- December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 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
9 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 5.9 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 January, the windiest month
- Too light 37 %
- Kiteable 63 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 37 %, kiteable on 63 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 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 NNW (338°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Plage Napoleon: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Plage Napoleon?
The best months are all year except August and September: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 63 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Plage Napoleon windy in October?
Yes, often. 50 % 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 Plage Napoleon?
The water ranges from 13 °C in January to 23 °C in August. In October it is about 20 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).
How many kite days does Plage Napoleon get in a year?
About 193 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
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 29 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 43.3524, 4.8797
- 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.
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Kite days in October, % of days
- Plage d'Olga
France · same kite days as Plage Napoleon in October
50 %Kite days by month at Plage d'Olga: Jan 63 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 56 %, May 52 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 53 % - Carro
France · 1 point more kite days than Plage Napoleon in October
51 %Kite days by month at Carro: Jan 66 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 58 %, May 51 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 56 % - Sausset
France · 1 point fewer kite days than Plage Napoleon in October
49 %Kite days by month at Sausset: Jan 63 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 55 %, May 50 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 55 % - Le Jaï
France · 8 points fewer kite days than Plage Napoleon in October
42 %Kite days by month at Le Jaï: Jan 57 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 50 %, May 44 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 42 % - Beauduc
France · 1 point more kite days than Plage Napoleon in October
51 %Kite days by month at Beauduc: Jan 65 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 60 %, May 52 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 58 % - Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
France · 9 points fewer kite days than Plage Napoleon in October
41 %Kite days by month at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: Jan 52 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 49 %, May 44 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 43 % - Pointe Rouge, Marseille
France · 1 point fewer kite days than Plage Napoleon in October
49 %Kite days by month at Pointe Rouge, Marseille: Jan 62 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 54 %, May 45 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 55 % - La Ciotat
France · 1 point more kite days than Plage Napoleon in October
51 %Kite days by month at La Ciotat: Jan 55 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 57 %, May 49 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 55 %
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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, 50 % of days at Plage Napoleon 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/plage-napoleon
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