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La Franqui, France

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About La Franqui

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 floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 750 m out (1 in 77). The sea is about 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 23°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Leucate. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → BCN · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 45 from the airport to La Franqui.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

La Franqui on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 13 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct030kncross-offchop
Mon 19Oct023kncross-offchop
Tue 20Oct026knoffnot safechop
Wed 21Oct017kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct4017knsideflat
Fri 23Oct030kncross-offflat
Sat 24Oct024knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct017knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct032kncross-offchop
Tue 27Oct011knside-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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec0of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 45 by road. About 17h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 19 kn gusting 26, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf La Franqui

    13 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 22 kn gusting 30, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 16 kn gusting 24, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 45 by road. About 17h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,065–£2,005 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 £430–£895
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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