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Plage Napoleon, France

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About Plage Napoleon

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

Water about 19°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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 13°C in January, 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 month is usually January, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 50 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.

    See flights ORD → MRS · Skyscanner from about £435 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Plage Napoleon.

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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: 17 kn gusting 28, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct2224knsideflat
Mon 19Oct7628knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct6736knside-on0.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct018knoffnot safechop
Thu 22Oct016kncross-offchop
Fri 23Oct2025kncross-offchop
Sat 24Oct025knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct025knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct1520kncross-offchop
Tue 27Oct012knside-onflat

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. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 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 55 min by road. About 17h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Baie de Carteau

    20 kn gusting 36, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 18, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 16, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 25, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 25, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MRS, changing at CDG, then 55 min by road. About 17h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,025–£1,940 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 £60–£100
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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