Catakite & Co
Kitesurf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
87Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Wed 4 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- E 26 kn
- Gusts
- 35kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 89 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 25 kn
- Gusts
- 34kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 99 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 19 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 16°C
Mon 9 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 18°C
Tue 10 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 17 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 327, poor
- Wed 499, good
- Thu 5100, good
- Fri 699, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 818, poor
- Mon 990, good
- Tue 10100, good
- Wed 1198, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 27, poor | wind from the east, 12 knots | 17kn | on | flat | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 99, good | wind from the east, 26 knots | 35kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 100, good | wind from the east-north-east, 25 knots | 34kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 99, good | wind from the east-north-east, 19 knots | 28kn | side-on | 1.3 mwaves | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 2 knots | 8kn | cross-off | chop | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 18, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 14kn | on | flat | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 90, good | wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots | 21kn | side-on | flat | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 100, good | wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots | 22kn | side-on | chop | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 98, good | wind from the east-north-east, 19 knots | 24kn | side-on | 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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:35 −0.0 mLow 09:16 −0.1 mHigh 15:57 +0.1 mLow 23:17 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:41 +0.0 mLow 10:33 −0.1 mHigh 16:58 +0.1 mLow 23:57 −0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 05:48 +0.0 mLow 11:37 −0.1 mHigh 17:45 +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
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
- Apr1of 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
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec1of 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
5 places
- KifKite 3 km away
- Le Mérou - Kitesurf FFV-FFVL 3.4 km away
- L'Almanarre 4.3 km away
- Hyères 4.6 km away
- Wing & Kite 5.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Catakite & Co
Known for kitesurfing and sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.0 km out (1 in 200). 6 sailing schools or clubs and 42 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 25°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Hyères. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 5 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$1,230–US$2,310 each
about US$1,230–US$2,310 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 MRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$497–US$1,030 |
| 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$1,230–US$2,310 |
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: Hyères
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3 min by car · 27 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Hyères 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 18h 45m
About 18h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MRS, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 50m by road
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