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Kitesurf at Gruissan (Leucate and Gruissan): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard

Leucate and Gruissan, Occitanie, France

The main season at Gruissan is in May, and kitesurf sessions mostly start between 14:00 and 17:00. At Gruissan, 3% of sessions are Kitesurf.

Sessions, 12 months
61
Riders, 12 months
15
Sessions, 30 days
2
Record, 12 months
32.2 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Kitesurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Billy32.2 kn 59.7 km/h
2Yann FRA-532.2 kn 59.6 km/h
3thomas catinaud31.7 kn 58.7 km/h
4LECOINTRE NICOLAS30.8 kn 57.0 km/h
5Erwan Jauffroy28.6 kn 53.0 km/h
6Corentin Ricoux27.7 kn 51.3 km/h
7Frederic Fongaro21.8 kn 40.4 km/h
8Serin21.4 kn 39.6 km/h
9Julien Gauthier20.4 kn 37.7 km/h
10Olivier Capelle20.2 kn 37.4 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan0
  • Feb0
  • Mar0
  • Apr3
  • May33
  • Jun3
  • Jul8
  • Aug4
  • Sep6
  • Oct4
  • Nov0
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 17:00. Local start time.

  • 9:005
  • 10:0010
  • 11:006
  • 12:002
  • 13:004
  • 14:008
  • 15:0013
  • 16:007
  • 17:003
  • 18:002
  • 19:001

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • NW31
  • SE13
  • W9
  • N4
  • S3
  • E1
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Questions

When is the best time for Kitesurf at Gruissan?

Kitesurf sessions at Gruissan are mostly in May. The busiest month is May, with 33 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Kitesurf at Gruissan better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 17:00, local time. 34% start before noon and 66% from noon on.

How popular is Kitesurf at Gruissan?

61 kitesurf sessions by 15 riders in the last 12 months. That is 3% of all sessions at Gruissan.

What is the Kitesurf speed record at Gruissan?

32.2 knots (59.7 km/h), Kitesurf, on May 7, 2026. It is the fastest session at Gruissan on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Kitesurf leaderboard at Gruissan?

Billy, with 32.2 knots on May 7, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.