Glisse & Kite
Kitesurf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 19 kn gusting 26, side-shore, Water: waves 1.3 m
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 14°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 14°C
Thu 5 · 72 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 19 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 15°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 572, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots | 29kn | offnot safe | chop | 16°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | chop | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | flat | 14°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 6 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | chop | 14°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 72, good | wind from the north-east, 19 knots | 26kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | chop | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 7kn | side | flat | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 15kn | side | flat | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 19kn | side | flat | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 10kn | cross-off | chop | 18°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
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:39 −0.1 mHigh 13:33 +0.1 mLow 21:33 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:35 −0.0 mLow 06:56 −0.1 mHigh 14:47 +0.1 mLow 22:36 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:01 −0.0 mLow 08:32 −0.1 mHigh 15:54 +0.1 mLow 23:19 −0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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 Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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More kitesurf near here
1 place
- École de voile de Valras-Plage 10.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Glisse & Kite
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 127). The sea is about 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually March, April, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Valras-Plage. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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$1,230–US$2,300 each
about US$1,230–US$2,300 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MPL, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$489–US$1,010 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,300 |
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: Valras-Plage
17 min by car · 26 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Valras-Plage 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 18h 20m
About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MPL, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 25m by road
Flights ORD → MPL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.