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L'Horizon

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France, Cap Ferret, France
Coordinates: 44.6372, -1.2585
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Depending on the tides and wind directions this spot offers all. On low tide shallow lagoons behind sand bars with flat water. Waves can be big. Very long, sandy beach with lots of space. Tourists during summer. Kitesurfers should go out of their way. 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. Warm in summer, cold in winter. Water: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Smallwave, Mediumwave, Bigwave. Features: Parking. Rider ability: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

11 kn

W · gusts 15 kn

Waves

0.6 m

6s period

Swell

0.4 m

Tide

4.3 m

Rising

Updated 02/08/2026, 14:50:24

Forecast

Today's tides

Rising
  • 11:213.5 m LATLow tide
  • 17:337.4 m LATHigh tide
Sun 2Mon 3Tue 4Wed 5Thu 6Fri 7Sat 8NW00:00SE06:00SW12:00NW18:00W00:00NW06:00W12:00NW18:00N00:00NW06:00NW12:00NW18:00NW00:00NW06:00NW12:00NW18:00N00:00N06:00NW12:00NW18:00N00:00N06:00NE12:00NW18:00NE00:00E06:00NW12:00NW18:00
Wind scale
Max 30 kn
Max 1.5 m waves
Updated 02/08/2026, 14:50:24

Data: Open-Meteo

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Hazards

Depending on the tides and wind directions this spot offers all. On low tide shallow lagoons behind sand bars with flat water. 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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