Etang de Lacanau / Lacanau-Ville, France is a Shallow, Flat and Chop spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
SW and NW
.
Kitesurfing conditions
do not depend on Tide
on this spot.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
Etang de Lacanau / Lacanau-Ville, France is a Shallow, Flat and Chop spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
SW and NW
.
Kitesurfing conditions
do not depend on Tide
on this spot.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
How to get there
From Bordeaux take D6 west to Lacanau. When you arrive to Lacanau town just go straight ahead to the lake direction which is 500m away. Parking area is just in front of the beach so you can't miss it.
From Bordeaux take D6 west to Lacanau. When you arrive to Lacanau town just go straight ahead to the lake direction which is 500m away. Parking area is just in front of the beach so you can't miss it.
Riding Conditions in Etang de Lacanau / Lacanau-Ville, France
Riding Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
During the summer from June to August you have beautiful weather with temperature between 22-35°C. September and October is still ok with affordable temperature while you need a good wetsuits in December to March period. April to May is the spring season which can be very surprising in term of temperatures.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
SW and NW
.
There is
Thermal and Frontal wind
at Etang de Lacanau / Lacanau-Ville, France.
During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermic wind (10-20knots) which starts to blow from beginning of the afternoon (with the tide) up to the end of the afternoon. Direction is usually West-Northwest in the afternoon while it's East in the morning. September to October is the blowing season with depression bringing strong wind up to 35-40 knots. Just check the weather forecast and you'll get a fair picture. Direction is usually West-South-Southwest.
Wind
usually
blows
from SW, WSW, W, WNW and NW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Etang de Lacanau / Lacanau-Ville, France are
June, July, August, September and October
.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
During the summer from June to August you have beautiful weather with temperature between 22-35°C. September and October is still ok with affordable temperature while you need a good wetsuits in December to March period. April to May is the spring season which can be very surprising in term of temperatures.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
SW and NW
.
There is
Thermal and Frontal wind
at Etang de Lacanau / Lacanau-Ville, France.
During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermic wind (10-20knots) which starts to blow from beginning of the afternoon (with the tide) up to the end of the afternoon. Direction is usually West-Northwest in the afternoon while it's East in the morning. September to October is the blowing season with depression bringing strong wind up to 35-40 knots. Just check the weather forecast and you'll get a fair picture. Direction is usually West-South-Southwest.
Wind
usually
blows
from SW, WSW, W, WNW and NW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Etang de Lacanau / Lacanau-Ville, France are
June, July, August, September and October
.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Kitesurfing conditions
do not depend on Tide
on this spot.
Etang de Lacanau / Lacanau-Ville, France is a
Shallow, Flat and Chop spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Medium size.
You have grass and sand for landing and launching so it's quite safe. Just be careful with the trees as there are quite a few a long the beach which can badly cut your kite.
Sweet water lake. This place is very famous as very close to the main city Bordeaux. You have shallow water for about 300 meters and afterwards the water is going deeper. It's a very good place for learning and practicing new tricks on the flat water. In the middle of the lake you sometimes have small waves (1 meter) but it's very rare.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Kitesurfing conditions
do not depend on Tide
on this spot.
Etang de Lacanau / Lacanau-Ville, France is a
Shallow, Flat and Chop spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Medium size.
You have grass and sand for landing and launching so it's quite safe. Just be careful with the trees as there are quite a few a long the beach which can badly cut your kite.
Sweet water lake. This place is very famous as very close to the main city Bordeaux. You have shallow water for about 300 meters and afterwards the water is going deeper. It's a very good place for learning and practicing new tricks on the flat water. In the middle of the lake you sometimes have small waves (1 meter) but it's very rare.
