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Bassin d'Arcachon / Arbousiers

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France, Arcachon, France
Coordinates: 44.6459, -1.2004
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Flat to choppy water. Shallow areas. During summer many boats anchored in front of the beach. Flat water at low tide (2 hours before and after low tide). Very choppy at up tide and strong currents. Very clear water. Sandy beach. Many tourists during summer. During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermal 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 to 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. Direction is usually West to Southwest. Never kite with East wind on this spot or you may not come back! Warm in summer, cold in winter. Water: Shallow, Flat, Chop. Features: Camping, Parking. Rider ability: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

18 kn

NW · gusts 29 kn

Waves

2.6 m

7s period

Swell

1.6 m

Tide

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Updated 08/10/2026, 02:02:10

Forecast

Thu 8Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14NW00:00N06:00N12:00N18:00N00:00E06:00SW12:00W18:00SW00:00W06:00W12:00NW18:00E00:00E06:00E12:00SE18:00SE00:00E06:00SE12:00N18:00E00:00SE06:00E12:00N18:00NE00:00E06:00NW12:00NW18:00
Wind scale
Max 30 kn
Max 3.0 m waves
Updated 08/10/2026, 02:02:12

Data: Open-Meteo

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Flat water at low tide (2 hours before and after low tide). Very choppy at up tide and strong currents. During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermal wind (10-20knots) which starts to blow from beginning of the afternoon (with the tide) up to the end of the afternoon.

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