Wing foil and Windsurf at La Baule-Escoublac, Pays de la Loire: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Pays de la Loire, France

Sessions at La Baule-Escoublac are mostly between June and August, usually starting between 14:00 and 18:00. The most popular sport is Wing foil (57% of sessions).

Sessions, 12 months
552
Riders, 12 months
76
Sessions, 30 days
29
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.

Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Analia34.4 kn 63.7 km/h
2Malo Bontemps31.2 kn 57.7 km/h
3Albaneche25.9 kn 47.9 km/h
4Carine VERRELLE24.9 kn 46.2 km/h
5Christophe Pornichet23.0 kn 42.6 km/h
6Leon_gsnrd115623.0 kn 42.6 km/h
7Nicolas Denis22.5 kn 41.7 km/h
8Gustave Péréon22.2 kn 41.2 km/h
9Mathieu22.0 kn 40.7 km/h
10Nicolas21.9 kn 40.6 km/h

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Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Geoffrey Vancassel29.9 kn 55.3 km/h
2Windsurfing Gear YouTube29.3 kn 54.3 km/h
3Jb Lahoche27.9 kn 51.6 km/h
4Philippe Maitre27.5 kn 50.9 km/h
5Alexandre Usureau26.5 kn 49.0 km/h
6Armand Usureau25.3 kn 46.8 km/h
7Nicolas Hautebas24.8 kn 46.0 km/h
8Maxime Bureau23.7 kn 43.9 km/h
9Chaumont23.7 kn 43.9 km/h
10Ogust123.6 kn 43.7 km/h

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Sailing: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1enael RIO32.7 kn 60.5 km/h
2Philippe Gervais28.6 kn 53.0 km/h
3Renaud MURAIL24.9 kn 46.2 km/h
4Guillaume JOUBERT19.1 kn 35.4 km/h
5Nicolas Hautebas18.0 kn 33.4 km/h
6Francois BOIS17.5 kn 32.4 km/h
7Penelope Mulocher17.1 kn 31.6 km/h
8Laurent Baudin15.4 kn 28.6 km/h
9Calixte De La Martiniere15.0 kn 27.8 km/h
10Guy13.0 kn 24.0 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan31
  • Feb31
  • Mar37
  • Apr52
  • May43
  • Jun66
  • Jul94
  • Aug119
  • Sep35
  • Oct41
  • Nov3
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • Wing foilAugust68
  • WindsurfAugust23
  • SailingJune17

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 18:00. Local start time.

  • 7:002
  • 8:009
  • 9:0012
  • 10:0023
  • 11:0025
  • 12:0023
  • 13:0038
  • 14:0081
  • 15:0081
  • 16:0099
  • 17:0087
  • 18:0049
  • 19:0018
  • 20:005

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • W199
  • N110
  • SW80
  • E47
  • NE44
  • S34
  • NW33
  • SE5
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Questions

When is the best time to go to La Baule-Escoublac?

Sessions at La Baule-Escoublac are mostly between June and August. The busiest month is August, with 119 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is La Baule-Escoublac better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 18:00, local time. 13% start before noon and 87% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at La Baule-Escoublac?

Wing foil (57%), Windsurf (14%), Sailing (14%), Parawing (3%), and Windfoil (3%). Waterspeed recorded 552 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at La Baule-Escoublac?

34.4 knots (63.7 km/h), Wing foil, on June 28, 2026. It is the fastest session at La Baule-Escoublac on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at La Baule-Escoublac?

Analia, with 34.4 knots on June 28, 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.