Checking the wind…
Your 12m, or 9m if you want it calmer.
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| Wind | 1722 | 1622 | 1421 | 1318 | 1418 | 1320 | 1621 | 1824 | 1724 | 2126 | 1625 | 1523 | 1326 | 714 | 913 | 711 | 57 | 811 | 1113 | 1316 | 1417 | 1217 | 1214 | 1417 | 1222 | 1218 | 1519 | 1018 | 1113 | 1013 | 1020 | 1316 | 1215 | 1216 | 1316 | 1015 | 917 | 912 | 1013 | 913 | 511 | 710 | 811 | 912 | 811 | 811 | 712 | 712 | 611 | 611 | 510 | 48 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 35 | 46 | 47 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 610 | 611 | 611 | 611 | 410 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 59 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 610 | 610 | 611 | 711 | 712 | 712 | 712 | 712 | 611 | 611 | 511 | 510 | 59 | 69 | 610 | 712 | 813 | 813 | 712 | 712 | 712 | 812 | 813 | 914 | 915 | 1016 | 1016 | 1117 | 1118 | 1118 | 1118 | 1118 | 1017 | 916 | 815 | 713 | 712 | 711 | 711 | 712 | 812 | 813 | 813 | 813 | 813 | 914 | 914 | 915 | 1015 | 1016 | 1016 | 1117 | 1117 | 1117 | 1017 | 1016 | 915 | 814 | 713 | 712 | 712 | 812 |
| Sky | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | rain | showers | showers | cloudy | rain | rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | partly cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | sunny | sunny | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | cloudy | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | sunny | partly cloudy | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | partly cloudy | cloudy | partly cloudy | cloudy | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | partly cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | cloudy | sunny | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | partly cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | 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 | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | clear night | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | sunny | clear night | clear night | clear night |
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| AROME | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICON | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| GFS | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Direction | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | W | SSW | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | NNE | E | ESE | E | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ESE | E | ENE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Kite | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Waves | 1.14 | 1.1 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 1 | 1.02 | 1.1 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 1.36 | 1.48 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.6 | 1.62 | 1.64 | 1.68 | 1.7 | 1.72 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.78 | 1.74 | 1.7 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.7 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.56 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.24 | 1.2 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.9 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.7 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.5 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 |
| Current | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | slack | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | slack | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | slack | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | slack | slack | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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Log your sessions; that is how Windulu gets to know you.
The advice is a tool. You remain responsible for your own safety.
When the summer buoys are in place (mid-June to mid-September), kiters may only cross the 300 m band via chenal K13 on the La Baule/Pornichet boundary, then ride beyond 300 m. The chenal is for experienced kiters; schools are not allowed there. Outside kite zones and kite lanes, a 5-knot speed limit applies within 300 m of the shoreline. Source: préfet maritime 2023/121 and 2023/122, Pornichet ARR2026-212.
The open water at La Baule (K13) faces SSW (211°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are south, southwest and west (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the north, east, southeast and northwest, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the northeast, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).