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Triderland - Kitesurf School & Cruise

Kitesurf spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

0Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
15°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNW 3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
13°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 12 kn
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side
Water
1.4 mwaves
Air
14°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 14 kn
Gusts
23kn
Shore
side-on
Water
2.9 mwaves
Air
16°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNW 6 kn
Gusts
10kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.2 mwaves
Air
16°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
15°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 9 kn
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
15°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 422, poor
  5. Thu 536, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 968, good
  10. 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
  • Open seato 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.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Triderland - Kitesurf School & Cruise
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the north-west, 13 knots21knoffnot safechop17°C
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots9knoffnot safechop15°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots8knoffnot safechop13°C
Wed 4Nov22, poorwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots18knside1.4 mwaves14°C
Thu 5Nov36, poorwind from the south-east, 14 knots23knside-on2.9 mwaves16°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots10knoffnot safe1.2 mwaves16°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 4 knots9kncross-offchop15°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 9 knots14knsidechop15°C
Mon 9Nov68, goodwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots22knon1.0 mwaves18°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots10kncross-offchop18°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 05:38 −0.1 mHigh 13:26 +0.1 mLow 21:32 −0.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:13 −0.0 mLow 07:03 −0.1 mHigh 14:45 +0.1 mLow 22:35 −0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:29 −0.0 mLow 08:43 −0.1 mHigh 15:57 +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).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. 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

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Triderland - Kitesurf School & Cruise

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 exposed to the open sea. 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 Sète. Within 5 km we also list 4 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.

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$1,150–US$2,180 each

about US$1,150–US$2,180 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MPL, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,010
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$1,150–US$2,180

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: Sète

Closest

Sète

5 min by car · 44 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 44 places to stay in Sète · Booking.com

About Sète 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 17h 45m

About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MPL, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 50 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.