Windfoil 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 windfoil sessions mostly start between 14:00 and 16:00. At Gruissan, 5% of sessions are Windfoil.

Sessions, 12 months
110
Riders, 12 months
16
Sessions, 30 days
2
Record, 12 months
39.8 kn
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Leaderboard

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

Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Pierre Mortefon39.8 kn 73.7 km/h
2Jean Le gall38.6 kn 71.4 km/h
3Cyril Bosset34.0 kn 63.0 km/h
4stephane BERNARD28.5 kn 52.8 km/h
5Raphaël MOULIN27.9 kn 51.6 km/h
6Sébastien Arrouays27.8 kn 51.4 km/h
7Owen Capitaine27.3 kn 50.5 km/h
8Michael George (K888)26.7 kn 49.5 km/h
9MH26.5 kn 49.1 km/h
10Alexis belhache23.3 kn 43.2 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan0
  • Feb1
  • Mar1
  • Apr10
  • May58
  • Jun6
  • Jul13
  • Aug9
  • Sep6
  • Oct6
  • Nov0
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 16:00. Local start time.

  • 7:001
  • 8:003
  • 9:0012
  • 10:0019
  • 11:009
  • 12:005
  • 13:007
  • 14:0019
  • 15:0021
  • 16:006
  • 17:007
  • 18:001

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • NW63
  • W26
  • N17
  • SE3
  • E1
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Questions

When is the best time for Windfoil at Gruissan?

Windfoil sessions at Gruissan are mostly in May. The busiest month is May, with 58 sessions in the last 12 months.

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

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 16:00, local time. 40% start before noon and 60% from noon on.

How popular is Windfoil at Gruissan?

110 windfoil sessions by 16 riders in the last 12 months. That is 5% of all sessions at Gruissan.

What is the Windfoil speed record at Gruissan?

39.8 knots (73.7 km/h), Windfoil, on June 2, 2026. It is the fastest session at Gruissan on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

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

Pierre Mortefon, with 39.8 knots on June 2, 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.