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Kite-R Evolution, France

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About Kite-R Evolution

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

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.9 km out (1 in 588). The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually February and March, with about 2 good days in 7; in June and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Merville Franceville Plage. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 50 from the airport to Kite-R Evolution.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Kite-R Evolution on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 23 kn gusting 36, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct4821knside-onchop
Mon 19Oct014kncross-offflat
Tue 20Oct3921knsidechop
Wed 21Oct8036knsidechop
Thu 22Oct5824kncross-offchop
Fri 23Oct6245kncross-off1.0 mwaves
Sat 24Oct6121kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct8026knsidechop
Mon 26Oct6222kncross-offchop
Tue 27Oct7629kncross-offchop

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. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 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

    Direct flight ORD to CDG, then 3h 50 by road. About 16h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Kite-R Evolution

    16 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Kite-R Evolution

    23 kn gusting 36, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Kite-R Evolution

    15 kn gusting 24, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Kite-R Evolution

    31 kn gusting 45, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Kite-R Evolution

    14 kn gusting 21, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to CDG, then 3h 50 by road. About 16h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,045–£1,960 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 £410–£850
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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