Sea · Normandy · France
Saint-Martin Plage
Best for kiting from October to November, with 57 to 60 % kite days. Water 13 to 16 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to March.
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.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 57 % Goodabout 18 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 43 %
- Kiteable 57 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 7 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 10.8 h
- Water
- 16 °C, 5/4
- Air
- 16 °Cdaily maximum, 15 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 16 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 55 | 63 | 57 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 43 | 48 | 46 | 57 | 60 | 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | cold | Good | Possible | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | cold |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 19 | 14 to 19 | 14 to 19 | 10 to 18 | 14 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Water°C at the surface | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 18 of 31 | 13 of 28 | 14 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 12 of 31 | 13 of 31 | 14 of 30 | 16 of 31 | 18 of 30 | 19 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 5/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 3/2 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 6/5+ | 6/5+ |
- In January, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 18 kite days out of 28 (63 %). Water 8 °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, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 9 °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, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (43 %). Water 11 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (37 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (46 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (60 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Saint-Martin Plage averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 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 Saint-Martin Plage
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
- March7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
- April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- May4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
- July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- August5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
- September6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
- October (now)7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
- November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
- December7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 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
8 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 February, 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 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often WSW (248°).
Kitesurfing at Saint-Martin Plage: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Saint-Martin Plage?
The best months are October to November: from 2017 to 2025, 57 to 60 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Saint-Martin Plage windy in October?
Yes, often. 57 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 18 days in a typical October. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Saint-Martin Plage?
The water ranges from 8 °C in January to 21 °C in August. In October it is about 16 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).
How many kite days does Saint-Martin Plage 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
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Spot facts
- Region
- Normandy
- Country
- France
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA), 87 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 49.9691, 1.1973
- 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 Normandy
Kite days in October, % of days
- Dieppe
France · 1 point more kite days than Saint-Martin Plage in October
58 %Kite days by month at Dieppe: Jan 57 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 43 %, May 44 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 60 % - Quiberville
France · same kite days as Saint-Martin Plage in October
57 %Kite days by month at Quiberville: Jan 55 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 44 %, May 46 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 62 % - Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
France · 18 points fewer kite days than Saint-Martin Plage in October
39 %Kite days by month at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: Jan 39 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 30 %, May 29 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 42 % - Sausemare
France · 3 points more kite days than Saint-Martin Plage in October
60 %Kite days by month at Sausemare: Jan 61 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 50 %, May 49 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 64 % - Veulettes-sur-Mer
France · same kite days as Saint-Martin Plage in October
57 %Kite days by month at Veulettes-sur-Mer: Jan 58 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 47 %, May 45 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 62 % - Les Petites Dalles
France · 3 points fewer kite days than Saint-Martin Plage in October
54 %Kite days by month at Les Petites Dalles: Jan 54 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 40 %, May 38 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 58 % - Fécamp
France · 6 points more kite days than Saint-Martin Plage in October
63 %Kite days by month at Fécamp: Jan 66 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 56 %, May 49 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 68 % - Antifer
France · 4 points fewer kite days than Saint-Martin Plage in October
53 %Kite days by month at Antifer: Jan 51 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 43 %, May 38 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 56 %
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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. Confidence: high.
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In October, 57 % of days at Saint-Martin Plage 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/saint-martin-plage
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