Checking the wind…
French Mediterranean
Offshore wind. Too dangerous.
Best chance this week: Friday 8-18h, up to 22 kn.
Offshore wind. You'll be blown out to sea.
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| Wind | 1115 | 1622 | 1325 | 1424 | 1724 | 823 | 312 | 69 | 913 | 1017 | 1217 | 1017 | 1420 | 1624 | 1624 | 1927 | 433 | 926 | 1020 | 1321 | 1318 | 1118 | 315 | 15 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 1013 | 313 | 58 | 39 | 412 | 68 | 38 | 31 | 711 | 1013 | 513 | 58 | 69 | 610 | 69 | 69 | 610 | 811 | 612 | 710 | 711 | 1014 | 814 | 211 | 13 | 46 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 711 | 711 | 813 | 914 | 1016 | 1118 | 1319 | 1524 | 1524 | 1323 | 1221 | 920 | 715 | 512 | 49 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 410 | 49 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 28 | 612 | 816 | 1019 | 1220 | 1321 | 1220 | 1019 | 917 | 816 | 716 | 615 | 512 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 610 | 914 | 1117 | 1318 | 1419 | 1220 | 426 | 833 | 1738 | 1937 | 1834 | 1832 | 1931 | 2031 | 2031 | 2131 | 2131 | 2032 | 1931 | 1831 | 1830 | 1729 | 1828 | 1828 | 1929 | 2132 | 2133 | 2234 | 2234 | 2234 | 2134 | 2133 | 2133 | 2133 | 2032 | 2032 | 1930 |
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| AROME | 11 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICON | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| GFS | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Direction | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | SE | S | E | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | S | NE | ENE | E | E | E | E | ENE | SW | NW | NNW | SW | SE | ESE | ENE | E | NE | SE | NNE | NNE | ESE | E | W | NW | NW | N | NW | NW | NNW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | W | W | WSW | W | SE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | ESE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ESE | SE | SW | WSW | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | SE | E | SSE | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | NNW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Kite | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | 12m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m |
| Waves | 0.86s | 0.925s | 1.045s | 1.164s | 1.325s | 1.485s | 1.645s | 1.745s | 1.845s | 1.946s | 1.946s | 1.966s | 1.966s | 1.946s | 1.926s | 1.96s | 1.766s | 1.646s | 1.56s | 1.426s | 1.366s | 1.286s | 1.285s | 1.265s | 1.265s | 1.245s | 1.25s | 1.185s | 1.145s | 1.085s | 1.045s | 15s | 0.965s | 0.925s | 0.965s | 1.026s | 1.066s | 1.16s | 1.126s | 1.166s | 1.126s | 1.16s | 1.065s | 1.045s | 15s | 0.985s | 0.985s | 0.985s | 0.985s | 0.945s | 0.925s | 0.885s | 0.845s | 0.825s | 0.785s | 0.765s | 0.745s | 0.724s | 0.724s | 0.724s | 0.724s | 0.724s | 0.725s | 0.725s | 0.85s | 0.864s | 0.944s | 1.065s | 1.25s | 1.325s | 1.326s | 1.346s | 1.346s | 1.346s | 1.346s | 1.346s | 1.346s | 1.327s | 1.327s | 1.327s | 1.37s | 1.37s | 1.287s | 1.287s | 1.267s | 1.267s | 1.267s | 1.267s | 1.287s | 1.287s | 1.37s | 1.287s | 1.267s | 1.247s | 1.227s | 1.187s | 1.166s | 1.126s | 1.086s | 1.046s | 16s | 0.986s | 0.946s | 1.026s | 1.087s | 1.167s | 1.37s | 1.447s | 1.587s | 1.667s | 1.747s | 1.827s | 1.787s | 1.747s | 1.77s | 1.667s | 1.67s | 1.567s | 1.547s | 1.527s | 1.57s | 1.527s | 1.546s | 1.566s | 1.566s | 1.586s | 1.586s | 1.566s | 1.566s | 1.546s | 1.586s | 1.626s | 1.666s | 1.76s | 1.726s | 1.766s | 1.746s | 1.726s | 1.76s | 1.686s | 1.646s | 1.626s | 1.66s | 1.586s | 1.566s | 1.525s | 1.485s | 1.445s | 1.45s | 1.345s | 1.35s | 1.245s | 1.25s | 1.145s | 1.065s |
| Current | 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 | 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 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 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 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 |
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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 Provence Tourisme, Le Jaï is a strip of land between the Étang de Berre and the Étang de Bolmon, and in 2019 it hosted the first stop of the world slalom tour for windsurfers. You ride on the Étang de Berre, so the tide plays no part. The beach faces north-west, out over the lagoon, so the north-westerly mistral is straight onshore here and comes in side-on when it swings to the north, as does a westerly. South-west and north-east blow along the beach, and a south-easterly is offshore, with a no-go from Windulu. The weather station at Marignane airport is just over three kilometres away, so the live data tells you a lot here.
From 1 July to 31 August, zone C is reserved for kite and the rest of the beach is divided into fixed swimming and transit zones. Outside kite zones and kite lanes, a 5-knot speed limit applies within 300 m of the shoreline. Source: AM Marignane 26P038.
The open water at Marignane (Le Jaï) faces NW (312°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are north, west and northwest (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the northeast, east, south and southwest, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the southeast, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).