🇫🇷 Étang de Thau
France · Europe · All France spots →
Best directionNW
Wind speed15–25kt
SeasonApr – Oct
Skill levelAll levels
WaterFlat lagoon
Ridden forKitesurfing
A large saltwater lagoon behind Sète, sheltered from the open Mediterranean swell — flatter and calmer than Sète's sea-facing breakwaters, with the same Tramontane filling in.
View live 5-day wind forecast →Good to know
Getting thereAbout 40 minutes southwest of Montpellier Airport (MPL) via the A9. A car is necessary; free and paid public dirt lots sit right next to the water at the…
HazardsExtensive commercial oyster and mussel beds are flanked by sharp iron pickets — a real physical hazard if you drift downwind. Shallow margins are…
Best time of dayAfternoon, when the regional Tramontane (NW) or Marin (SE) winds get a thermal boost over the surrounding hills. Early afternoon…
Help fill this in
Nobody has told us parking, showers or a cafe nearby for Étang de Thau yet. If you ride here, you know.
Add what you know →