Absolute Kite Boarding
Kitesurf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
41Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 15 kn gusting 29, side-shore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 9 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 62 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 13 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 15 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 28 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 12°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 17°C
Mon 9 · 57 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 274, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 462, good
- Thu 572, good
- Fri 628, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 957, fair
- Tue 1026, poor
- Wed 1168, good
The spot in four facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Best Jan–Mar, Nov3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 74, good | wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots | 27kn | side-on | – | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 9 knots | 18kn | side-on | – | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 62, good | wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots | 23kn | side-on | – | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 72, good | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots | 29kn | side | – | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 28, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots | 22kn | side-on | – | 12°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots | 16kn | side-on | – | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 10kn | on | – | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 57, fair | wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots | 24kn | cross-off | – | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 26, poor | wind from the south-east, 12 knots | 25kn | cross-off | – | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 68, good | wind from the south-east, 13 knots | 25kn | cross-off | – | 19°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jan–Mar, Nov
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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More kitesurf near here
3 places
- Plage Napoleon 6.1 km away
- Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône 6.6 km away
- Baie de Carteau 10.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Absolute Kite Boarding
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 3 good days in 7; in August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,170–US$2,210 each
about US$1,170–US$2,210 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$497–US$1,030 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$81–US$127 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$282–US$470 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$584 |
| Total | about US$1,170–US$2,210 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
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16 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 17h 50m
About 17h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MRS, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 55 min by road
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