When is kitesurfing at Wimereux dangerous?

With the wind from the east, it blows offshore at Wimereux: 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 Wimereux?

The nearest spots are Wissant (14 km), Hardelot (17 km), Berck-sur-Mer (40 km). If the wind is wrong at Wimereux, one of these is often safe to ride.

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Wimereux

NO-GO

10knSEgusts to 14 kn

Cross-offshore wind. Only with rescue or experience.

now · modelWindow tomorrow 09:00–13:00 · 17 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	Go	No-go	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	Go	Go	Marginal	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
Wind	1014	1015	815	711	810	1013	1114	1216	1419	1621	1521	1419	1520	1622	1824	1325	1521	1723	1522	1520	1119	1114	915	912	1316	817	810	610	810	911	911	1013	1014	1216	815	810	1317	1721	1824	1722	1722	1420	1518	1519	1621	1519	1521	1421	1420	1320	1319	1318	1218	1117	1015	914	812	711	711	711	610	710	710	69	710	710	812	913	812	812	812	712	611	49	36	14	14	25	35	45	35	35	35	35	35	35	45	45	35	35	35	46	58	69	710	710	711	712	712	513	311	09	38	59	711	812	912	811	711	710	69	59	47	48	58	69	69	69	610	711	711	610	59	48	36	35	34	34	34	24	24	24	24	24	34	34	35	35	25	14	03	13	23	35	35	46	36	36	36	36	46
Sky	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	partly 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	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear night	cloudy	clear night	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	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	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	clear night	clear night	clear night	fog	fog	fog	clear night	clear night	clear night	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	clear night	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
	individual models per hour, tap to collapse
AROME	10	10	8	7	8	10	11	12	14	16	15	14	15	16	18	13	15	17	15	15	11	11	9	9	13	8	8	6	8	9	9	10	10	12	8	8	13	17	18	17	17	14	15	15	16	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ICON	7	7	7	7	8	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	15	13	14	13	15	12	11	13	12	9	10	7	7	8	10	9	9	12	15	16	15	16	16	14	16	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	7	7	6	7	7	6	7	7	8	9	8	8	8	7	6	4	3	1	1	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	5	3	0	3	5	7	8	9	8	7	7	6	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GFS	7	7	7	6	8	8	10	11	11	12	16	16	15	13	13	12	17	15	17	16	12	12	12	13	11	12	5	6	7	8	7	7	7	7	8	10	10	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	15	13	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	8	9	9	8	7	5	3	2	1	1	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	5	6	7	7	7	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11
Direction	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	E	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	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Waves	0.32	0.32	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.32	0.32	0.36	0.38	0.42	0.44	0.46	0.48	0.52	0.58	0.62	0.64	0.68	0.7	0.72	0.72	0.74	0.74	0.76	0.76	0.74	0.74	0.72	0.7	0.68	0.66	0.64	0.64	0.62	0.64	0.68	0.7	0.76	0.8	0.86	0.88	0.9	0.92	0.96	0.98	1.02	1.04	1.08	1.1	1.1	1.08	1.08	1.06	1.04	1.02	0.98	0.94	0.9	0.86	0.82	0.78	0.74	0.7	0.66	0.64	0.6	0.58	0.56	0.56	0.54	0.54	0.52	0.52	0.5	0.5	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	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.28	0.28	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	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.14	0.14
Current	slack	0.4	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.7	slack	1.5	2.5	2.6	2.2	1.5	0.8	slack	0.6	1.0	1.1	0.9	slack	1.1	2.3	2.8	2.4	1.8	1.0	0.3	0.4	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.6	0.5	1.6	2.4	2.3	1.7	1.0	0.3	0.4	1.0	1.3	1.5	1.2	0.4	0.8	1.7	1.9	1.4	0.8	slack	0.6	1.2	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.0	slack	1.1	1.7	1.5	0.9	0.4	slack	0.6	1.1	1.3	1.3	0.8	slack	1.0	1.7	1.7	1.3	0.7	slack	0.3	0.8	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.5	0.4	1.3	1.5	1.2	0.7	0.3	slack	0.7	1.1	1.3	1.3	0.9	0.3	0.6	1.1	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.2	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.0	slack	0.6	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.4	slack	0.5	0.9	1.2	1.1	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.5	slack	0.5	1.0	1.3	1.5	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.5	slack	0.5	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.0	0.6	slack	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.6	slack	0.4
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Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Wimereux

When the buoys are in place, the zone between the ridens de l'Ailette and the Pointe de la Rochette, north of the mouth of the Wimereux, is reserved for kitesurfing; swimming is banned there. Kiting is not allowed in front of the swimming zone along the seawall. Outside kite zones and kite lanes, a 5-knot speed limit applies within 300 m of the shoreline. Source: préfecture maritime, arrêté 44/2015.

Wind directions & safety

The open water at Wimereux faces W (266°). 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 Wimereux, 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

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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	Go	No-go	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	Go	Go	Marginal	Marginal	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go
Wind	1014	1015	815	711	810	1013	1114	1216	1419	1621	1521	1419	1520	1622	1824	1325	1521	1723	1522	1520	1119	1114	915	912	1316	817	810	610	810	911	911	1013	1014	1216	815	810	1317	1721	1824	1722	1722	1420	1518	1519	1621	1519	1521	1421	1420	1320	1319	1318	1218	1117	1015	914	812	711	711	711	610	710	710
Sky	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	partly 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	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear night	cloudy	clear night
	individual models per hour, tap to collapse
AROME	10	10	8	7	8	10	11	12	14	16	15	14	15	16	18	13	15	17	15	15	11	11	9	9	13	8	8	6	8	9	9	10	10	12	8	8	13	17	18	17	17	14	15	15	16	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ICON	7	7	7	7	8	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	15	13	14	13	15	12	11	13	12	9	10	7	7	8	10	9	9	12	15	16	15	16	16	14	16	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	7	7	6	7	7
GFS	7	7	7	6	8	8	10	11	11	12	16	16	15	13	13	12	17	15	17	16	12	12	12	13	11	12	5	6	7	8	7	7	7	7	8	10	10	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	15	13	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	8
Direction	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE
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	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Waves	0.32	0.32	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.32	0.32	0.36	0.38	0.42	0.44	0.46	0.48	0.52	0.58	0.62	0.64	0.68	0.7	0.72	0.72	0.74	0.74	0.76	0.76	0.74	0.74	0.72	0.7	0.68	0.66	0.64	0.64	0.62	0.64	0.68	0.7	0.76	0.8	0.86	0.88	0.9	0.92	0.96	0.98	1.02	1.04	1.08	1.1	1.1	1.08	1.08	1.06	1.04	1.02	0.98	0.94	0.9	0.86	0.82	0.78	0.74	0.7
Current	slack	0.4	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.7	slack	1.5	2.5	2.6	2.2	1.5	0.8	slack	0.6	1.0	1.1	0.9	slack	1.1	2.3	2.8	2.4	1.8	1.0	0.3	0.4	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.6	0.5	1.6	2.4	2.3	1.7	1.0	0.3	0.4	1.0	1.3	1.5	1.2	0.4	0.8	1.7	1.9	1.4	0.8	slack	0.6	1.2	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.0	slack	1.1	1.7	1.5	0.9	0.4	slack
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Sky

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AROME

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ICON

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GFS

Direction

SSE

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SSE

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ESE

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ENE

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ENE

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Kite

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12m

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12m

–

12m

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Waves

0.32

0.3

0.32

0.36

0.38

0.42

0.44

0.46

0.48

0.52

0.58

0.62

0.64

0.68

0.7

0.72

0.74

0.76

0.74

0.72

0.7

0.68

0.66

0.64

0.62

0.64

0.68

0.7

0.76

0.8

0.86

0.88

0.9

0.92

0.96

0.98

1.02

1.04

1.08

1.1

1.08

1.06

1.04

1.02

0.98

0.94

0.9

0.86

0.82

0.78

0.74

0.7

0.66

0.64

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

0.16

0.14

Current

slack

0.4

1.0

1.2

0.7

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1.5

2.5

2.6

2.2

1.5

0.8

slack

0.6

1.0

1.1

0.9

slack

1.1

2.3

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.0

0.3

0.4

1.0

1.2

0.6

0.5

1.6

2.4

2.3

1.7

1.0

0.3

0.4

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.2

0.4

0.8

1.7

1.9

1.4

0.8

slack

0.6

1.2

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.0

slack

1.1

1.7

1.5

0.9

0.4

slack

0.6

1.1

1.3

0.8

slack

1.0

1.7

1.3

0.7

slack

0.3

0.8

1.2

1.0

0.5

0.4

1.3

1.5

1.2

0.7

0.3

slack

0.7

1.1

1.3

0.9

0.3

0.6

1.1

1.0

0.7

0.3

0.6

1.2

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.0

slack

0.6

0.9

0.8

0.6

0.4

slack

0.5

0.9

1.2

1.1

0.9

0.3

0.4

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.5

slack

0.5

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.0

0.3

0.4

0.7

0.5

slack

0.5

0.9

1.1

1.2

1.0

0.6

slack

0.6

0.7

0.6

slack

0.4

Water

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