Checking the wind…
French Mediterranean
Dark.
Water 16 °C · 3/2 or 4/3 wetsuit
Best chance this week: tomorrow 15-18h, up to 18 kn.
Cross-offshore wind. Only with rescue or experience.
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| Wind | 912 | 1114 | 1015 | 1014 | 1014 | 914 | 813 | 812 | 712 | 812 | 912 | 811 | 1114 | 1215 | 1318 | 1418 | 1522 | 1824 | 2227 | 1729 | 1622 | 1220 | 1418 | 1218 | 915 | 612 | 710 | 710 | 710 | 811 | 712 | 711 | 1620 | 1824 | 1822 | 1221 | 1212 | 917 | 813 | 410 | 15 | 911 | 913 | 911 | 611 | 78 | 811 | 1216 | 1317 | 1017 | 913 | 914 | 913 | 913 | 713 | 711 | 1014 | 814 | 512 | 57 | 710 | 710 | 59 | 26 | 25 | 68 | 913 | 1318 | 1621 | 1723 | 1724 | 1624 | 1422 | 1320 | 1217 | 1115 | 913 | 811 | 610 | 49 | 48 | 68 | 710 | 912 | 914 | 812 | 59 | 38 | 411 | 616 | 718 | 615 | 39 | 15 | 25 | 57 | 79 | 79 | 68 | 69 | 812 | 1216 | 1419 | 1319 | 1017 | 815 | 612 | 49 | 47 | 57 | 69 | 810 | 811 | 811 | 711 | 610 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 15 | 47 | 910 | 1013 | 218 | 1224 | 2128 | 2029 | 1627 | 1426 | 1322 | 1219 | 1216 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1215 | 1216 | 1216 | 1317 | 1317 | 1419 | 1520 | 1520 | 1520 | 1419 | 1318 | 1318 | 1318 | 1317 | 1116 | 914 | 712 | 610 | 47 | 36 | 35 |
| Sky | partly cloudy10° | partly cloudy10° | cloudy10° | cloudy11° | cloudy11° | cloudy12° | cloudy12° | cloudy13° | cloudy13° | cloudy14° | cloudy13° | cloudy14° | rain16° | showers16° | showers16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy17° | cloudy16° | rain16° | rain16° | cloudy15° | rain12° | rain13° | showers13° | showers14° | partly cloudy14° | cloudy14° | cloudy14° | cloudy14° | cloudy15° | cloudy15° | showers16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy15° | cloudy15° | cloudy15° | partly cloudy15° | clear night15° | clear night15° | cloudy15° | cloudy14° | cloudy14° | cloudy14° | cloudy14° | cloudy14° | cloudy15° | cloudy15° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | partly cloudy17° | sunny16° | sunny16° | sunny16° | clear night16° | partly cloudy16° | partly cloudy16° | partly cloudy16° | clear night15° | clear night14° | cloudy14° | cloudy14° | partly cloudy13° | partly cloudy13° | cloudy13° | cloudy13° | partly cloudy13° | cloudy13° | cloudy14° | cloudy14° | cloudy14° | rain14° | rain15° | rain15° | cloudy15° | cloudy15° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy15° | partly cloudy15° | partly cloudy15° | partly cloudy14° | clear night14° | clear night15° | clear night15° | partly cloudy15° | partly cloudy15° | partly cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy17° | cloudy18° | cloudy18° | cloudy18° | cloudy18° | partly cloudy17° | partly cloudy17° | partly cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | rain16° | rain15° | rain15° | cloudy15° | cloudy16° | cloudy16° | showers16° | showers16° | showers15° | sunny15° | clear night15° | clear night14° | clear night14° | clear night14° | clear night14° | clear night14° | clear night14° | clear night14° | clear night14° | clear night14° | clear night14° | clear night13° | clear night13° | clear night13° | sunny13° | sunny13° | sunny13° | sunny13° | sunny14° | sunny14° | sunny15° | sunny15° | sunny15° | sunny15° | clear night14° | clear night13° | clear night13° | clear night12° | clear night12° | clear night12° |
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| AROME | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICON | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| GFS | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Direction | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | N | NNE | NE | N | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | SE | SE | SE | SE | N | N | NNW | N | W | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | W | W | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | W | NNW | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | NNW | NW | W | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | WNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | NNE | NE | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | SE | SE | SE | ENE | NW | NW | NW | WNW | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | NW | NW |
| Kite | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Waves | 0.486s | 0.485s | 0.485s | 0.485s | 0.465s | 0.445s | 0.425s | 0.46s | 0.386s | 0.366s | 0.545s | 0.75s | 0.884s | 1.064s | 1.225s | 1.45s | 1.526s | 1.646s | 1.766s | 1.786s | 1.786s | 1.86s | 1.746s | 1.666s | 1.66s | 1.526s | 1.446s | 1.366s | 1.326s | 1.286s | 1.246s | 1.286s | 1.36s | 1.346s | 1.246s | 1.166s | 1.065s | 1.045s | 15s | 0.985s | 0.965s | 0.945s | 0.925s | 0.885s | 0.845s | 0.85s | 0.765s | 0.75s | 0.665s | 0.625s | 0.585s | 0.545s | 0.525s | 0.55s | 0.485s | 0.485s | 0.465s | 0.465s | 0.484s | 0.54s | 0.524s | 0.544s | 0.564s | 0.584s | 0.564s | 0.544s | 0.524s | 0.544s | 0.564s | 0.584s | 0.684s | 0.785s | 0.885s | 0.95s | 0.926s | 0.946s | 0.926s | 0.886s | 0.866s | 0.846s | 0.846s | 0.826s | 0.826s | 0.826s | 0.826s | 0.826s | 0.826s | 0.826s | 0.846s | 0.866s | 0.886s | 0.886s | 0.96s | 0.96s | 0.886s | 0.846s | 0.826s | 0.86s | 0.766s | 0.746s | 0.726s | 0.726s | 0.77s | 0.687s | 0.687s | 0.667s | 0.667s | 0.687s | 0.687s | 0.747s | 0.787s | 0.847s | 0.847s | 0.867s | 0.866s | 0.866s | 0.886s | 0.886s | 0.95s | 0.925s | 0.945s | 0.925s | 0.885s | 0.866s | 0.845s | 0.825s | 0.85s | 0.85s | 0.825s | 0.825s | 0.845s | 0.845s | 0.864s | 0.884s | 0.885s | 0.95s | 0.95s | 0.95s | 0.95s | 0.95s | 0.925s | 0.924s | 0.924s | 0.944s | 0.944s | 0.94s | 0.844s | 0.84s | 0.724s | 0.664s | 0.584s | 0.524s | 0.484s | 0.424s | 0.384s | 0.364s | 0.324s | 0.34s | 0.284s | 0.264s | 0.244s |
| Current | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack |
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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.
According to Hérault Tourisme, Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone has nine kilometres of beach without a single building on it, and the spot takes its name from the cathedral of Maguelone, which stands nearby in the middle of the peninsula. The beach faces south-east, so the marin from the south-east is straight onshore and east and south come in side-on. The tramontane from the north-west blows straight offshore here and a northerly comes in side-off, which is why Windulu gives a no-go when the tramontane blows. In season you cross the 300 metres only through channel 2 by the cathedral, with swimming zones on either side that are off-limits to you, and the tide plays no part. The live reading comes from Montpellier airport, about nine kilometres away, so treat it as a guide.
In season, within 300 m you may only kite via lane 2 Kite-Surf Cathédrale; the swimming zones next to it are off-limits. Outside kite zones and kite lanes, a 5-knot speed limit applies within 300 m of the shoreline. Source: PREMAR 301/2026 annex I (AM Villeneuve 2019ARR098).
The open water at Maguelone (Cathédrale) faces SE (145°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are east, southeast and south (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the north, northeast, southwest and west, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the northwest, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).