Windsurf in France: spots, wind and leaderboards
8,539 Windsurf sessions in France in the last 12 months, recorded with Waterspeed. Average wind in the sessions 15 kn, most often from NW. Top speed 58.4 kn (Windsurf).
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 15 kn
Top speeds
Best session of each sport. Names and full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards
Busiest spots in France
- Gruissan 1,186
- Hyères 585
- Leucate 304
- Brest 185
- Marseille 176
- Le Barcarès 157
- Larmor-Plage 140
- Hourtin 135
- Carnac 134
- Six-Fours-les-Plages 113
- La Rochelle 95
- Séné 88
- Wissant 87
- Bonifacio 84
- Narbonne 84
Windsurf in other countries
- Italy 8,370
- United States 7,821
- Netherlands 6,893
- Spain 5,632
- United Kingdom 5,451
- Germany 5,353
- Denmark 3,724
- Greece 3,264
- Türkiye 3,220
- Japan 3,181
- Australia 2,848
- Sweden 2,219
More in the Waterspeed app
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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
- Longer history and more filters
Questions
When do people ride most in France?
In the last 12 months most sessions in France were in May, August, and July.
How windy is it in France?
In the sessions recorded there the average wind was 15 knots, most often from NW.
What is the top speed in France?
58.4 knots, Windsurf, in June (last 12 months).
Where do people ride in France?
The busiest spots in France in the last 12 months: Gruissan, Hyères, Leucate, Brest, and Marseille.
Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.