Houlgate assise Kite
Kitesurf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
31Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 14 kn gusting 20, side-shore, Water: waves 1 m
Tue 3 · 86 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 14 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 74 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 13 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 295, good
- Tue 386, good
- Wed 474, good
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 13 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
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 | 95, good | wind from the north-east, 16 knots | 26kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 86, good | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 20kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 74, good | wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots | 19kn | side | 0.9 mwaves | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 10 knots | 15kn | cross-off | chop | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | flat | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | flat | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots | 15kn | cross-off | flat | 11°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 15°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 7 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 15°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:28 +2.1 mLow 10:27 −2.1 mHigh 15:54 +2.0 mLow 23:05 −2.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:52 +1.8 mLow 11:41 −2.0 mHigh 17:24 +1.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:17 −2.5 mHigh 06:39 +1.8 mLow 12:50 −2.2 mHigh 19:06 +1.9 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
No month stands out
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 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
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Houlgate assise Kite
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).
Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.2 km out (1 in 417). The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Houlgate.
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$1,200–US$2,250 each
about US$1,200–US$2,250 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to CDG, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$463–US$966 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$235 |
| 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$1,200–US$2,250 |
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: Houlgate
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about 5 min by car · 24 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Houlgate 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 16h 30m
About 16h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CDG, direct, then 3h 40m by road
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