Windsurf and Wing foil at Le Barcarès, Leucate and Gruissan: when to go, stats and leaderboard
Leucate and Gruissan, Occitanie, France
Sessions at Le Barcarès are mostly between April and June, usually starting between 13:00 and 17:00. The most popular sport is Windsurf (41% of sessions).
- Sessions, 12 months
- 422
- Riders, 12 months
- 83
- Sessions, 30 days
- 64
- Record, 12 months
- 34.4 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
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tristan Tjerks | 34.4 kn 63.8 km/h | |
| 2 | Maé DAVICO | 32.9 kn 60.9 km/h | |
| 3 | Ben Nagel | 30.6 kn 56.6 km/h | |
| 4 | Luis | 28.2 kn 52.3 km/h | |
| 5 | Stijn vernieuwe | 27.4 kn 50.8 km/h | |
| 6 | Daniel Rouquier | 26.8 kn 49.6 km/h | |
| 7 | De Roses | 26.1 kn 48.4 km/h | |
| 8 | Edzard | 25.4 kn 47.1 km/h | |
| 9 | Kévin M | 24.9 kn 46.1 km/h | |
| 10 | Jean-Paul | 24.8 kn 46.0 km/h |
Wing foil: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Romero | 27.1 kn 50.2 km/h | |
| 2 | Fred Perrot | 26.8 kn 49.6 km/h | |
| 3 | Mathias MOLES | 24.5 kn 45.3 km/h | |
| 4 | Ferdinand Fransen | 24.3 kn 45.0 km/h | |
| 5 | Christophe Decroux | 23.3 kn 43.1 km/h | |
| 6 | Thierry Martin | 20.1 kn 37.2 km/h | |
| 7 | fabien gasser | 19.9 kn 36.8 km/h | |
| 8 | Johan Kessler | 19.5 kn 36.1 km/h | |
| 9 | Monny Cyril | 19.0 kn 35.2 km/h | |
| 10 | Anonymous rider | 19.0 kn 35.2 km/h |
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Sessions by month
Best month by sport
- WindsurfApril38
- Wing foilApril31
Sessions by time of day
Most sessions start between 13:00 and 17:00. Local start time.
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Wind direction
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Nearby spots
Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.
- Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque4.1 km14
- Canet-en-Roussillon9.9 km142
- Fitou13 km45
- Leucate14 km536
- Bages23 km19
- Port-la-Nouvelle26 km96
- Argelès-sur-Mer27 km228
- Gruissan36 km2,141
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Questions
When is the best time to go to Le Barcarès?
Sessions at Le Barcarès are mostly between April and June. The busiest month is April, with 84 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is Le Barcarès better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 13:00 and 17:00, local time. 19% start before noon and 81% from noon on.
Which sports do people practise at Le Barcarès?
Windsurf (41%), Wing foil (38%), Kitesurf (4%), Parawing (3%), and Windfoil (3%). Waterspeed recorded 422 sessions here in the last 12 months.
What is the speed record at Le Barcarès?
34.4 knots (63.8 km/h), Windsurf, on May 3, 2026. It is the fastest session at Le Barcarès on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.
Who is at the top of the Windsurf leaderboard at Le Barcarès?
Tristan Tjerks, with 34.4 knots on May 3, 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.