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

Leucate and Gruissan, Occitanie, France

Windsurf sessions at Leucate are mostly in April, usually starting between 10:00 and 17:00. Windsurf is 60% of all sessions at Leucate.

Sessions, 12 months
319
Riders, 12 months
79
Sessions, 30 days
41
Record, 12 months
42.3 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
1Pierre Mortefon42.3 kn 78.4 km/h
2Titouan Gernolle41.7 kn 77.2 km/h
3Jean-Loup Francis35.2 kn 65.2 km/h
4Benjamin Le dreau33.9 kn 62.7 km/h
5Matteo Iachino33.3 kn 61.6 km/h
6Jordy Vonk33.0 kn 61.2 km/h
7Pierre Macquaert32.5 kn 60.2 km/h
8lassince32.0 kn 59.2 km/h
9Mika Henning31.9 kn 59.0 km/h
10Kai Esselbrugge30.3 kn 56.2 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan6
  • Feb1
  • Mar33
  • Apr75
  • May33
  • Jun28
  • Jul40
  • Aug15
  • Sep36
  • Oct51
  • Nov1
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 10:00 and 17:00. Local start time.

  • 7:002
  • 8:006
  • 9:0018
  • 10:0029
  • 11:0037
  • 12:0036
  • 13:0050
  • 14:0046
  • 15:0032
  • 16:0028
  • 17:0019
  • 18:009
  • 19:007

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • NW198
  • N50
  • SE47
  • S12
  • NE7
  • E3
  • W2
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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 Leucate?

Windsurf sessions at Leucate are mostly in April. The busiest month is April, with 75 sessions in the last 12 months.

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

Most sessions start between 10:00 and 17:00, local time. 29% start before noon and 71% from noon on.

How popular is Windsurf at Leucate?

319 windsurf sessions by 79 riders in the last 12 months. That is 60% of all sessions at Leucate.

What is the Windsurf speed record at Leucate?

42.3 knots (78.4 km/h), Windsurf, on June 29, 2026. It is the fastest session at Leucate on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

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

Pierre Mortefon, with 42.3 knots on June 29, 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.