Sea · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Kite days peak in April at 49 %. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): January.
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
- 41 % Goodabout 13 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 59 %
- Kiteable 41 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 5 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
- Water
- 20 °C, 3/2
- Air
- 21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 8 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 52 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 43 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 5 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 11 to 18 | 10 to 12 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 10 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 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 7 of 31 | 6 of 28 | 7 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 7 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 3 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 9 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 5/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 | spring | spring | spring | spring | 3/2 | 5/4 | 6/5+ |
- In January, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 13 kite days out of 28 (46 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 13 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (49 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (33 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (48 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- February6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
- March6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
- April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
- May4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
- August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
- September3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
- October (now)5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- November6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
- December5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 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
7 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: 1 in 10
about 4.8 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 48 %
- Kiteable 52 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 48 %, kiteable on 52 %, 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 mostly from N (0°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is January, when 52 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer windy in October?
Yes, often. 41 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 13 days in a typical October. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer?
The water ranges from 12 °C in January to 23 °C in July. In October it is about 20 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).
How many kite days does Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer get in a year?
About 158 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
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport (FNI), 34 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 43.4490, 4.4204
- 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Kite days in October, % of days
- Beauduc
France · 10 points more kite days than Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 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 % - Plage d'Olga
France · 9 points more kite days than Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 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 · 10 points more kite days than Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 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 · 8 points more kite days than Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 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 · 1 point more kite days than Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 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 % - Pointe Rouge, Marseille
France · 8 points more kite days than Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 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 · 10 points more kite days than Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 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 % - Bandol
France · 2 points more kite days than Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in October
43 %Kite days by month at Bandol: Jan 42 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 52 %, May 39 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 44 %
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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, 41 % of days at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 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/saintes-maries-de-la-mer
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