🇫🇷 Kitesurfing & Wind Spots in France

🇫🇷 Archipel des Glénan

W15–25May – SepIntermediateFlat + chop

🇫🇷 Baie de Wissant (Opal Coast)

W15–28Apr – OctAll levelsFlat + waves

🇫🇷 Base nautique de Moisson-Lavacourt

WNW2–5all year roundBeginnerflat, lake

🇫🇷 Bassin d'Arcachon

W15–25Apr – OctAll levelsFlat bay + tidal sandbanks

🇫🇷 Bassin de Champfleuri, Torcy

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Beauduc & Carteau (Camargue)

N18–32Apr – OctAdvancedFlat + chop

🇫🇷 Brutal Beach (Bonnegrâce)

SW15–25Apr – OctAdvancedWaves + shorebreak

🇫🇷 Canal d'Alimentation du Bassin de Plobsheim, Schœnau

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateFlat river

🇫🇷 Carnon-Plage, Pérols

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, sea

🇫🇷 Conche de Nauzan, Saint-Palais-sur-Mer

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, sea

🇫🇷 Espiguette (Le Grau-du-Roi)

N15–30Apr – OctIntermediateWaves + flat sandbanks

🇫🇷 Frontignan – Étang d'Ingril

WNW2–5all year roundBeginnerflat, lagoon

🇫🇷 Grand'Plage, Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains

WNW2–5all year roundAdvancedflat, sea

🇫🇷 Gruissan / Vieille Nouvelle

NW15–30Apr – OctIntermediateFlat lagoon + waves

🇫🇷 Hyères harbour dock

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateFlat harbour

🇫🇷 L'Almanarre (Hyères)

N15–25Apr – OctAll levelsFlat lagoon + waves

🇫🇷 La Baule / Pornichet (K13 channel)

W12–25Year-round (summer: K13 channel only)IntermediateFlat to choppy bay water with variable shorebreak

🇫🇷 La Bergerie (Hyères)

E15–25Sep – May (kiting restricted mid-Jun – mid-Sep by municipal order)IntermediateFlat (Mistral) + waves (Marin)

🇫🇷 La Ciotat (Grande Plage)

N15–25Apr – OctIntermediateChop + waves

🇫🇷 La Coudoulière (Six-Fours)

NW15–25Apr – OctAdvancedWaves

🇫🇷 La Durance, Sisteron

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateFlat river

🇫🇷 La Palme & Étang de La Palme

NW15–30Apr – OctBeginnerFlat lagoon

🇫🇷 La Seine - Bras de Marly, Le Port-Marly

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateFlat river

🇫🇷 La Seine, Boulogne-Billancourt

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateFlat river

🇫🇷 La Seine, Meudon

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateFlat river

🇫🇷 La Tonnara & Piantarella (Bonifacio)

NW18–30Apr – OctIntermediateFlat lagoon + chop

🇫🇷 La Torche

W18–30Year-round (strongest Sep – Mar)IntermediateWaves + swell

🇫🇷 La Tranche-sur-Mer (Le Veillon)

W15–25Apr – OctAll levelsFlat + waves

🇫🇷 La Turballe (Plage des Bretons)

W15–28Apr – OctIntermediateOcean swell/waves and chop with shorebreak

🇫🇷 Lac d'Annecy – Albigny / Petit Port

WNW2–5all year roundBeginnerflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac d'Annecy – Angon

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac d'Annecy – Talloires

WNW2–5all year roundBeginnerflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac d'Annecy, Annecy

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac d'Annecy, Lathuile

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac d'Aressy, Aressy

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac d'Aydat, Aydat

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac de Hourtin-Carcans

W12–22Apr – OctIntermediateFlat lake

🇫🇷 Lac de Moisson-Lavacourt, Vétheuil

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac de Paladru, Bilieu

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac de Passy, Domancy

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac de Saint-Pardoux, Compreignac

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac de Saint-Point, Montperreux

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac de Serre-Ponçon (Alps)

NW12–22Jun – SepIntermediateFlat alpine lake

🇫🇷 Lac des Martelles, Lumbin

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lac du Bourget, Brison-Saint-Innocent

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Lacanau

W15–28Apr – OctAdvancedWaves

🇫🇷 Langrune sur mer

SW7–12All yearAll levelsAll

🇫🇷 Le Barcarès / Parc des Dosses

NW15–30Apr – OctAll levelsFlat lagoon

🇫🇷 Le Brusc (Six-Fours)

NW15–25Apr – OctIntermediateFlat + chop

🇫🇷 Le Doron de Bozel, Bozel

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateFlat river

🇫🇷 Le Léman, Margencel

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Le Léman, Sciez

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Les Flots Bleus, Saint-Jean-de-Luz

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, sea

🇫🇷 Leucate / La Franqui / Les Coussoules

NW20–35Apr – OctAdvancedFlat lagoon + waves

🇫🇷 Mandelieu-la-Napoule (Plage des Dauphins)

E15–25Oct – AprIntermediate to advancedOpen sea + deep water

🇫🇷 Merville-Franceville & Cabourg

W15–25Apr – OctAll levelsFlat + chop

🇫🇷 Pertuis Breton, Rivedoux-Plage

WNW2–5all year roundAdvancedflat, sea

🇫🇷 Plage du Bourget-du-Lac, Le Bourget-du-Lac

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Plage du Grand Vallat, Bandol

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, sea

🇫🇷 Plage du Jaï (Étang de Berre)

N15–28Apr – OctIntermediateFlat lagoon

🇫🇷 Plage du Rowing, Aix-les-Bains

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Plage nord du Monteynard

S15–25Jun – SepIntermediateFlat alpine lake

🇫🇷 Plage sud du Monteynard

S15–25Jun – SepIntermediateFlat alpine lake

🇫🇷 Plan d'Eau des Salines, Coquelles

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Pont-Mahé (Assérac)

SW12–25Year-round (best Apr – Oct)All levelsFlat to small waves in a shallow sheltered bay

🇫🇷 Port de l'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, La Faute-sur-Mer

WNW2–5all year roundAdvancedflat, sea

🇫🇷 Pénestin

W15–25Apr – OctIntermediateWaves + chop

🇫🇷 Quiberon & Kerhilio

W15–28Apr – OctIntermediateWaves + chop

🇫🇷 Ruisseau de Clairefontaine, Sainte-Croix-Hague

WNW2–5all year roundAdvancedflat, sea

🇫🇷 Saint-Laurent-du-Var (Nice Var Mouth)

NW15–25Apr – OctIntermediateFlat + pebble beach

🇫🇷 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Marne)

WNW2–5Jun – OctIntermediateflat, river

🇫🇷 Saint-Pierre-la-Mer (Pissevaches)

NW15–28Apr – OctIntermediateWaves + chop

🇫🇷 Santa Giulia & Aleria (Corsica)

SSE15–25May – SepAll levelsFlat bay

🇫🇷 Savines-le-Lac (Serre-Ponçon)

WNW2–5May – SepBeginnerflat, reservoir

🇫🇷 Stade nautique olympique de Vaires-sur-Marne

WNW2–5all year roundBeginnerflat, rowing course

🇫🇷 Sète (Les 3 Digues / Pont-Levis)

NW15–25Apr – OctIntermediateChop + waves

🇫🇷 Sévrier (Lac d'Annecy)

WNW2–5Apr – OctBeginnerflat, lake

🇫🇷 Étang de Leucate, Le Barcarès

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Étang de Piantarella, Bonifacio

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Étang de Saint-Quentin, Bois-d'Arcy

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Étang de Thau

NW15–25Apr – OctAll levelsFlat lagoon

🇫🇷 Étang du Pâquis, Nommay

WNW2–5all year roundIntermediateflat, lake

🇫🇷 Île d'Oléron (Les Huttes)

W15–25Apr – OctAll levelsFlat + waves

🇫🇷 Île de Ré (La Couarde / Les Portes)

W15–25Apr – OctAll levelsFlat + chop