SUP in France: spots, wind and leaderboards
2,167 SUP sessions in France in the last 12 months, recorded with Waterspeed. Average wind in the sessions 8 kn, most often from N. Top speed 21.3 kn (SUP).
Map
Town-level positions, no exact spots.
Busiest spots
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In this period
Top speed by sport
Best session of each sport in the period. The full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards
France in the last 12 months
Sessions shared on the public Waterspeed leaderboard, placed on the town they were recorded in. Wind is the wind recorded in the sessions.
Sessions by month
Wind from · Average wind 8 kn
Top speeds
Best session of each sport. Names and full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards
Busiest spots in France
- Villefranche-sur-Mer 84
- Hyères 82
- Fréjus 82
- Ajaccio 74
- Grosseto-Prugna 73
- Marseille 72
- Saint-Raphaël 68
- Crozon 33
- Le Pradet 32
- Roquebrune-sur-Argens 32
- Hermanville-sur-Mer 31
- Bormes-les-Mimosas 29
- Saint-Nazaire 27
- Cesson-Sévigné 27
- Saint-Georges-de-Didonne 25
SUP in other countries
- United States 6,096
- Australia 2,453
- Italy 2,054
- Germany 1,596
- Spain 1,586
- United Kingdom 1,430
- Japan 908
- Netherlands 689
- New Zealand 680
- Denmark 652
- Taiwan 627
- Türkiye 597
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- Who rode, with every session and its track
- Riders live on the map
- Wind forecast for your spots
- Wind alerts when your spot is on
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Questions
When do people ride most in France?
In the last 12 months most sessions in France were in August, June, and July.
How windy is it in France?
In the sessions recorded there the average wind was 8 knots, most often from N.
What is the top speed in France?
21.3 knots, SUP, in July (last 12 months).
Where do people ride in France?
The busiest spots in France in the last 12 months: Villefranche-sur-Mer, Hyères, Fréjus, Ajaccio, and Grosseto-Prugna.
Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.