When is kitesurfing at Hardelot dangerous?

With the wind from the east, it blows offshore at Hardelot: you get pushed off the beach onto open water and can't get back if something goes wrong. Offshore wind is always a no-go, however hard it blows. kitesurfing is a no-go in the dark, too.

Which spots are near Hardelot?

The nearest spots are Wimereux (17 km), Berck-sur-Mer (24 km), Wissant (30 km). If the wind is wrong at Hardelot, one of these is often safe to ride.

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Hardelot

NO-GO

9knSEgusts to 12 kn

Cross-offshore wind. Only with rescue or experience.

Current with the wind: harder to stay upwind.

now · modelWindow tomorrow 09:00–12:00 · 16 kn · light until 19:39

	Tue 29 September							Wed 30 September																								Thu 1 October · coarse model																								Fri 2 October · coarse model																								Sat 3 October · coarse model																								Sun 4 October · coarse model																								Mon 5 October · coarse model
Hour
GO	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	Marginal	Go	Go	Go	Marginal	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Marginal	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go
Wind	912	1013	713	79	911	1114	1316	1417	1621	1722	1521	1620	1620	1721	1621	1520	1620	1522	1419	1217	1215	1014	911	710	1216	319	513	67	810	911	1012	1013	1114	819	810	1417	1518	1721	1521	1519	1621	1419	1622	1519	1520	1619	1423	1223	1221	1121	1119	1018	918	815	713	612	510	58	610	610	610	510	69	610	611	712	813	814	713	713	712	512	411	38	15	13	13	25	36	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	37	49	510	611	711	712	612	613	413	211	18	26	37	510	711	610	59	47	58	69	711	69	68	57	46	46	46	67	710	811	812	811	811	710	69	58	47	35	34	24	23	23	23	34	35	45	45	45	35	24	13	13	24	35	56	57	68	58	58	58
Sky	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	cloudy	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	showers	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	showers	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	clear night	sunny	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy
	individual models per hour, tap to collapse
AROME	9	10	7	7	9	11	13	14	16	17	15	16	16	17	16	15	16	15	14	12	12	10	9	7	12	3	5	6	8	9	10	10	11	8	8	14	15	17	15	15	16	14	16	15	15	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ICON	8	8	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	12	14	12	13	12	13	10	10	11	11	9	8	6	7	7	7	7	8	10	14	13	14	13	14	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	11	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	7	8	8	7	7	7	5	4	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	6	7	7	6	6	4	2	1	2	3	5	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GFS	8	7	7	8	8	8	10	11	10	11	14	14	11	11	11	13	15	13	15	14	10	13	12	11	10	11	4	3	5	6	6	7	6	7	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	6	8	9	8	7	5	4	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	5	6	7	7	7	6	5	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	3	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9
Direction	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	W	W	WSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	W	NNW	NE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	S	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE	E
Kite	–	–	–	–	–	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	–	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Waves	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.36	0.4	0.42	0.44	0.46	0.48	0.54	0.6	0.66	0.68	0.7	0.72	0.72	0.74	0.74	0.74	0.76	0.76	0.74	0.74	0.72	0.7	0.7	0.68	0.68	0.66	0.66	0.7	0.76	0.8	0.86	0.92	0.98	1	1.02	1.04	1.06	1.1	1.12	1.14	1.14	1.16	1.16	1.14	1.14	1.12	1.08	1.06	1.04	1	0.98	0.94	0.9	0.86	0.82	0.8	0.76	0.72	0.7	0.66	0.64	0.64	0.62	0.6	0.6	0.58	0.58	0.56	0.56	0.54	0.54	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.5	0.5	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.46	0.46	0.46	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.42	0.42	0.42	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.18	0.18
Current	0.5	slack	0.6	1.0	1.2	1.0	0.4	1.3	2.3	2.5	2.3	1.8	1.2	0.4	slack	0.7	1.1	1.1	0.6	0.8	1.9	2.4	2.3	1.8	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.6	1.1	1.3	1.1	0.5	1.2	1.9	1.9	1.7	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.2	1.5	1.4	0.8	0.6	1.4	1.6	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.9	1.3	1.7	1.7	1.2	0.3	0.8	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.6	slack	0.4	0.8	1.1	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.8	1.5	1.5	1.2	0.9	0.4	slack	0.6	0.9	1.1	1.1	0.6	0.3	1.0	1.2	1.1	0.9	0.5	slack	0.5	0.8	1.1	1.2	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.5	slack	0.5	1.0	1.3	1.6	1.5	1.1	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.4	slack	0.4	0.6	0.9	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.0	0.5	slack	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.5	slack	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.7	slack	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.3	0.3
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Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Hardelot

When the summer buoys are in place, the kite zones lie north of the northern kite lane (Wheeling Club) and south of the southern kite lane (base de glisse); the 600 m swimming zone lies between the two lanes. Outside kite zones and kite lanes, a 5-knot speed limit applies within 300 m of the shoreline. Source: préfecture maritime, arrêté 76/2023 with buoyage plan.

Wind directions & safety

The open water at Hardelot faces W (265°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are southwest, west and northwest (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the north, northeast, southeast and south, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the east, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).

On this page you'll find the live wind, the hourly forecast and a personal go/no-go for Hardelot, plus your ideal kite or wing size, nearby parking and (where available) a live beach webcam. Wind data: AROME and HARMONIE via Open-Meteo.

Spots nearby

All spots in the French Channel coast →

Checking the wind…

	Tue 29 September	Wed 30 September	Thu 1 October · coarse model	Fri 2 October · coarse model	Sat 3 October · coarse model	Sun 4 October · coarse model	Mon 5 October · coarse model
GO	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	Marginal	Go	Go	Go	Marginal	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Marginal	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go
Wind	912	1013	713	79	911	1114	1316	1417	1621	1722	1521	1620	1620	1721	1621	1520	1620	1522	1419	1217	1215	1014	911	710	1216	319	513	67	810	911	1012	1013	1114	819	810	1417	1518	1721	1521	1519	1621	1419	1622	1519	1520	1619	1423	1223	1221	1121	1119	1018	918	815	713	612	510	58	610	610	610	510	69
Sky	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	cloudy	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	rain	showers	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	showers	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	clear night
	individual models per hour, tap to collapse
AROME	9	10	7	7	9	11	13	14	16	17	15	16	16	17	16	15	16	15	14	12	12	10	9	7	12	3	5	6	8	9	10	10	11	8	8	14	15	17	15	15	16	14	16	15	15	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ICON	8	8	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	12	14	12	13	12	13	10	10	11	11	9	8	6	7	7	7	7	8	10	14	13	14	13	14	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	11	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	6
GFS	8	7	7	8	8	8	10	11	10	11	14	14	11	11	11	13	15	13	15	14	10	13	12	11	10	11	4	3	5	6	6	7	6	7	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	6	6
Direction	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	W	W	WSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Kite	–	–	–	–	–	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	–	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Waves	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.36	0.4	0.42	0.44	0.46	0.48	0.54	0.6	0.66	0.68	0.7	0.72	0.72	0.74	0.74	0.74	0.76	0.76	0.74	0.74	0.72	0.7	0.7	0.68	0.68	0.66	0.66	0.7	0.76	0.8	0.86	0.92	0.98	1	1.02	1.04	1.06	1.1	1.12	1.14	1.14	1.16	1.16	1.14	1.14	1.12	1.08	1.06	1.04	1	0.98	0.94	0.9	0.86	0.82	0.8
Current	0.5	slack	0.6	1.0	1.2	1.0	0.4	1.3	2.3	2.5	2.3	1.8	1.2	0.4	slack	0.7	1.1	1.1	0.6	0.8	1.9	2.4	2.3	1.8	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.6	1.1	1.3	1.1	0.5	1.2	1.9	1.9	1.7	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.2	1.5	1.4	0.8	0.6	1.4	1.6	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.9	1.3	1.7	1.7	1.2	0.3	0.8	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.6	slack
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1423

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1221

1121

1119

1018

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713

612

510

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610

611

712

813

814

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512

411

510

611

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712

612

613

413

211

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711

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811

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Sky

individual models per hour, tap to collapse

AROME

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ICON

–

GFS

Direction

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

SSE

SSW

NNW

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

ENE

NNE

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

NNW

NNE

ENE

Kite

–

12m

–

12m

–

12m

–

Waves

0.34

0.36

0.4

0.42

0.44

0.46

0.48

0.54

0.6

0.66

0.68

0.7

0.72

0.74

0.76

0.74

0.72

0.7

0.68

0.66

0.7

0.76

0.8

0.86

0.92

0.98

1.02

1.04

1.06

1.1

1.12

1.14

1.16

1.14

1.12

1.08

1.06

1.04

0.98

0.94

0.9

0.86

0.82

0.8

0.76

0.72

0.7

0.66

0.64

0.62

0.6

0.58

0.56

0.54

0.52

0.5

0.48

0.46

0.44

0.42

0.4

0.38

0.36

0.34

0.32

0.3

0.28

0.26

0.24

0.22

0.2

0.18

Current

0.5

slack

0.6

1.0

1.2

1.0

0.4

1.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.2

0.4

slack

0.7

1.1

0.6

0.8

1.9

2.4

2.3

1.8

1.3

0.5

0.3

0.6

1.1

1.3

1.1

0.5

1.2

1.9

1.7

1.2

0.5

0.3

0.8

1.2

1.5

1.4

0.8

0.6

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.0

0.3

0.4

0.9

1.3

1.7

1.2

0.3

0.8

1.2

1.0

0.6

slack

0.4

0.8

1.1

1.2

0.9

0.3

0.8

1.5

1.2

0.9

0.4

slack

0.6

0.9

1.1

0.6

0.3

1.0

1.2

1.1

0.9

0.5

slack

0.5

0.8

1.1

1.2

1.0

0.3

0.4

0.9

0.7

0.5

slack

0.5

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.1

0.4

0.3

0.6

0.4

slack

0.4

0.6

0.9

1.0

0.8

0.3

0.7

0.8

0.6

0.3

0.6

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.0

0.5

slack

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.5

slack

0.3

0.5

0.8

1.0

0.7

slack

0.3

0.5

0.7

0.6

0.3

Water

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