Windsurf 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 windsurf sessions mostly start between 14:00 and 16:00. At Gruissan, 57% of sessions are Windsurf.

Sessions, 12 months
1,217
Riders, 12 months
221
Sessions, 30 days
18
Record, 12 months
44.2 kn
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Leaderboard

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

Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Noah Lund44.2 kn 81.9 km/h
2Nicolas WAREMBOURG44.0 kn 81.5 km/h
3Jordy Vonk40.0 kn 74.0 km/h
4Alexis belhache38.6 kn 71.4 km/h
5Jean-Loup Francis38.0 kn 70.4 km/h
6Yann FRA-537.9 kn 70.1 km/h
7Pierre Guibbal37.5 kn 69.4 km/h
8Pierre Mortefon37.4 kn 69.2 km/h
9Cyril Bosset36.5 kn 67.6 km/h
10Adriaan36.1 kn 66.9 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan0
  • Feb6
  • Mar18
  • Apr35
  • May932
  • Jun37
  • Jul47
  • Aug55
  • Sep42
  • Oct42
  • Nov3
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

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

  • 7:001
  • 8:0010
  • 9:0044
  • 10:00217
  • 11:00136
  • 12:00123
  • 13:00114
  • 14:00169
  • 15:00292
  • 16:0055
  • 17:0036
  • 18:0015
  • 19:003
  • 20:002

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • NW755
  • N249
  • W191
  • SE9
  • E6
  • S4
  • SW2
  • NE1
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Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.

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Questions

When is the best time for Windsurf at Gruissan?

Windsurf sessions at Gruissan are mostly in May. The busiest month is May, with 932 sessions in the last 12 months.

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

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 16:00, local time. 34% start before noon and 66% from noon on.

How popular is Windsurf at Gruissan?

1,217 windsurf sessions by 221 riders in the last 12 months. That is 57% of all sessions at Gruissan.

What is the Windsurf speed record at Gruissan?

44.2 knots (81.9 km/h), Windsurf, on May 16, 2026. It is the fastest session at Gruissan on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

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

Noah Lund, with 44.2 knots on May 16, 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.