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Menton, France

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About Menton

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 21°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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually March, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Menton. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → NCE · Skyscanner from about £440 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Menton.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Menton · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Menton · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Menton on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 12 kn gusting 30, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct014knside-onflat
Mon 19Oct3929knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct019knsidechop
Wed 21Oct2731knside1.3 mwaves
Thu 22Oct010kncross-offchop
Fri 23Oct4730knsidechop
Sat 24Oct012kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct014knsidechop
Mon 26Oct012knsidechop
Tue 27Oct08knside-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. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun0of 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

    Fly ORD to NCE, changing at CDG, then 45 min by road. About 17h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Menton

    12 kn gusting 30, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 12, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NCE, changing at CDG, then 45 min by road. About 17h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,015–£1,925 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 £440–£915
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £45–£75
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Menton

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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