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Frontignan, France

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About Frontignan

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW 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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.3 km out (1 in 435). The sea is about 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually June, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Frontignan. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Frontignan.

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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 Sun 25: 9 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Mon 19Oct024kncross-offchop
Tue 20Oct013knoffnot safe1.6 mwaves
Wed 21Oct020kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct4017knside-onflat
Fri 23Oct025kncross-offchop
Sat 24Oct022kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct4721knsidechop
Mon 26Oct018knoffnot safechop
Tue 27Oct014kncross-offflat
Wed 28Oct013kncross-off–

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. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep2of 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to MPL, changing at CDG, then 40 min by road. About 17h 35 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 20, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Frontignan

    9 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 25, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 22, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Windsurf Frontignan

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

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MPL, changing at CDG, then 40 min by road. About 17h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £995–£1,890 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
  • Taxi £35–£60
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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