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Carry-le-Rouet, France

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About Carry-le-Rouet

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 3 good days in 7; in May, June and August, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Carry-le-Rouet. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Carry-le-Rouet.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 16 kn gusting 30, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct022knoffnot safechop
Mon 19Oct8030knside0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct6733knside-on1.1 mwaves
Wed 21Oct5024knsidechop
Thu 22Oct1620knsidechop
Fri 23Oct4029kncross-offchop
Sat 24Oct5231kncross-off0.8 mwaves
Sun 25Oct014knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct7630kncross-offchop
Tue 27Oct014knoffnot safeflat

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec3of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to MRS, changing at CDG, then 35 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Carry-le-Rouet

    19 kn gusting 33, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Carry-le-Rouet

    13 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Carry-le-Rouet

    12 kn gusting 29, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Carry-le-Rouet

    14 kn gusting 31, cross-offshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MRS, changing at CDG, then 35 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £985–£1,875 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £435–£905
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£35
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Carry-le-Rouet

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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