Kite spot on water · France

La Franqui

Name: La Franqui
Address: FR

Practical notes from riders: launch, parking and what to watch out for.

Show on the map42.9314, 3.0393

Nearest airport: PGFPerpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport, 25 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

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Parking

Car park about 100 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap
On-site parkingcommunity map

Rules and respect

Sea spot listed for windsurfing and SUPcommunity map

Conditions

Seacommunity map

Facilities

Restrooms, refreshmentscommunity map

In riders' own words

„Sur place : parking, toilettes, restauration“
„OpenStreetMap way/391053243“
„Spot en mer : windsurf, SUP“

Photos from the area

Vignoble plateau de Leucate · 624 m from the spot
Alan Mattingly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Vignoble plateau de Leucate 2 · 624 m from the spot
Alan Mattingly, CC BY-SA 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.

12.2Jan6.3

12.4Feb6.4

11.5Mar5.9

10.9Apr5.6

10.7May5.5

9.4Jun4.8

9.7Jul5.0

9.3Aug4.8

9.6Sep4.9

10.6Oct5.5

12.0Nov6.2

11.6Dec6.0

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

Values by month

January	12.2 knots · 6.3 m/s
February	12.4 knots · 6.4 m/s
March	11.5 knots · 5.9 m/s
April	10.9 knots · 5.6 m/s
May	10.7 knots · 5.5 m/s
June	9.4 knots · 4.8 m/s
July	9.7 knots · 5.0 m/s
August	9.3 knots · 4.8 m/s
September	9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s
October	10.6 knots · 5.5 m/s
November	12.0 knots · 6.2 m/s
December	11.6 knots · 6.0 m/s

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Sources: Community map “Cartes des spots de Leucate Méditerranée” (Google My Maps); Community map “Barcelona Kitesurf” (Google My Maps). 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.