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Stade Nautique du Roucas Blanc, France

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About Stade Nautique du Roucas Blanc

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

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at intermediate 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 Marseille. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 2 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 40 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.

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  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Stade Nautique du Roucas Blanc.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 16 kn gusting 35, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct017knsidechop
Mon 19Oct029kncross-off0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct4939knside1.0 mwaves
Wed 21Oct1329knsidechop
Thu 22Oct023knsidechop
Fri 23Oct1129knsidechop
Sat 24Oct3031knside0.8 mwaves
Sun 25Oct011kncross-offchop
Mon 26Oct5335knsidechop
Tue 27Oct014knsideflat

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. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 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 45 min by road. About 17h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Stade Nautique du Roucas Blanc

    15 kn gusting 39, side-shore. Water: waves 1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 29, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 29, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MRS, changing at CDG, then 45 min by road. About 17h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,005–£1,905 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 £40–£65
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Marseille

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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