Kite spot on water · France

Kitesurfing spot Sète - Etang de Thau

Name: Kitesurfing spot Sète - Etang de Thau
Address: FR

Riders have kited it in N, NW.

Show on the map43.4012, 3.6556

Works in: N, NW
Nearest airport: BZRBéziers Vias airport, 26 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

bestworksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

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From riders

What you need to know

Who it suits: Independent beginners (débutant autonome) also ride here.

Parking

Car park about 100 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Getting there

Nearest airport: Montpelliercommunity map

Conditions

Shallow-water spot.Facebook group Let's Kite - Kitesurf / Snowkite en Suisse Romande 2025
Spot type: lakecommunity map

In riders' own words

„Best wind: NW,N.“
„avec un niveau débutant autonome histoire d etre dans la même dynamique). Pour l instant j n ai connu que des spots en eau peu profonde“
„OpenStreetMap way/351430880“
„OpenStreetMap way/1357844919“
„Nearest airport: Montpellier.“
„des spots en eau peu profonde (etang de Thau, baie de Bonne Anse et la semaine dernière l etang de la Palme)“
„Spot type: Lake.“

Photos from the area

Egretta garzetta - Sète - January 2021 · 234 m from the spot
Christian Ferrer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

9.9Jan5.1

10.1Feb5.2

9.8Mar5.0

9.3Apr4.8

9.0May4.6

7.9Jun4.1

8.2Jul4.2

7.9Aug4.1

8.2Sep4.2

9.2Oct4.7

10.1Nov5.2

9.7Dec5.0

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	9.9 knots · 5.1 m/s
February	10.1 knots · 5.2 m/s
March	9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
April	9.3 knots · 4.8 m/s
May	9.0 knots · 4.6 m/s
June	7.9 knots · 4.1 m/s
July	8.2 knots · 4.2 m/s
August	7.9 knots · 4.1 m/s
September	8.2 knots · 4.2 m/s
October	9.2 knots · 4.7 m/s
November	10.1 knots · 5.2 m/s
December	9.7 knots · 5.0 m/s

Nearby

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Sources: Community map “Kitesurfing in the South of France - Ultimate France” (Google My Maps); Riders' reports in public kite groups on Facebook (Let's Kite - Kitesurf / Snowkite en Suisse Romande). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.