Ile de Noirmoutier / Pointe de la Fosse, France

Ile de Noirmoutier / Pointe de la Fosse, France is a Shallow, Flat and Chop spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.

Recommended wind for kitesurfing is wind coming from NE .

The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about. Please refer to the Riding Conditions section below.

Ile de Noirmoutier / Pointe de la Fosse, France is a Shallow, Flat and Chop spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.

Recommended wind for kitesurfing is wind coming from NE .

The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about. Please refer to the Riding Conditions section below.

How to get there

From Nantes 65km direction Noirmoutier island (Ile de Noirmoutier). Get on the island and exit just after the bridge and get on the Rue de la Pointe and find the parking. Just across from Fromentine.

Nearest Airports

Distance

Nantes (NTE)

65km from spot

St. Nazaire Montoir (SNR)

60km from spot

Rennes (RNS)

175km from spot

How to get there

From Nantes 65km direction Noirmoutier island (Ile de Noirmoutier). Get on the island and exit just after the bridge and get on the Rue de la Pointe and find the parking. Just across from Fromentine.

Nearest Airports

Distance

Nantes (NTE)

65km from spot

St. Nazaire Montoir (SNR)

60km from spot

Rennes (RNS)

175km from spot

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Riding Conditions in Ile de Noirmoutier / Pointe de la Fosse, France

Riding Conditions

Wind and Weather Conditions

Nice and warm in summer, only shorty needed. October to May a wetsuit is needed. Quiet cold in winter.

Recommended wind for kitesurfing is wind coming from NE .

There is Thermal and Frontal wind at Ile de Noirmoutier / Pointe de la Fosse, France.

April to July thermal wind from Northwest, otherwise frontal driven.

Wind usually blows from NW on the spot.

Wind and Weather Conditions

Nice and warm in summer, only shorty needed. October to May a wetsuit is needed. Quiet cold in winter.

Recommended wind for kitesurfing is wind coming from NE .

There is Thermal and Frontal wind at Ile de Noirmoutier / Pointe de la Fosse, France.

April to July thermal wind from Northwest, otherwise frontal driven.

Wind usually blows from NW on the spot.

Beach and Tide Conditions

Ile de Noirmoutier / Pointe de la Fosse, France is a Shallow, Flat and Chop spot.

The launching/landing area is reported to be of Tidal size.

Sandy beach. Lots of space.

Shallow area, depending on tides. Beware of currents with tides. Deeper area northeast of the beach.

Beach and Tide Conditions

Ile de Noirmoutier / Pointe de la Fosse, France is a Shallow, Flat and Chop spot.

The launching/landing area is reported to be of Tidal size.

Sandy beach. Lots of space.

Shallow area, depending on tides. Beware of currents with tides. Deeper area northeast of the beach.

Need to know

When you are on water, be careful of Currents, Boats and Mole .

Need to know

When you are on water, be careful of Currents, Boats and Mole .

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Additional information

A parking is available at Ile de Noirmoutier / Pointe de la Fosse, France.

Webcams around Ile de Noirmoutier / Pointe de la Fosse, France

Weather Forecast for the next 10days

9.5 knotsFromentine, La Barre-de-Monts, France

03:48:09 am, GMT+1

Model: gfs27_long, updated 29 minutes ago

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