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Lac de Cazaux / Cazaux

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France, Arcachon, Biscarosse, Cazaux, France
Coordinates: 44.5263, -1.1700
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The water is quite flat on the edge of the lake and you can get small waves (<1m) in the middle of the lake during huge depression coming from the ocean. The water looks green/yellow. Shallow access. Sandy beach, about 600m long and 70m wide. June to September: you have what we call `thermal`, local wind starting to blow usually in the afternoon (with tide) picking up between 3:30pm and 6pm. Direction is West/Northwest with wind average between 12-18 knots. 16-20m2 are the perfect size. September and October: wind is strongly blowing (up to 30-40 knots) when depressions are coming. Best wind direction are southerlies. You can easily kite anytime in Sanguinet with 2 main seasons: June to September: summer quite hot between 20-40°C during high summer. September to October: temperature is going down but wind is blowing up due to strong depression coming from the ocean. Complete wetsuit equipment in winter, shorty or nothing in summer. Water: Shallow, Flat, Chop. Features: Parking. Rider ability: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

6 kn

SW · gusts 12 kn

Waves

0.6 m

6s period

Swell

0.4 m

Tide

4.3 m

Rising

Updated 02/08/2026, 12:37:35

Forecast

Today's tides

Rising
  • 11:213.5 m LATLow tide
  • 17:337.4 m LATHigh tide
Sun 2Mon 3Tue 4Wed 5Thu 6Fri 7Sat 8NW00:00NE06:00SW12:00NW18:00W00:00SW06:00W12:00NW18:00N00:00NW06:00W12:00NW18:00NW00:00NW06:00NW12:00NW18:00N00:00N06:00NW12:00NW18:00N00:00N06:00NE12:00NW18:00NE00:00E06:00NW12:00NW18:00
Wind scale
Max 30 kn
Max 1.5 m waves
Updated 02/08/2026, 12:37:38

Data: Open-Meteo

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Hazards

June to September: you have what we call `thermal`, local wind starting to blow usually in the afternoon (with tide) picking up between 3:30pm and 6pm.

Local rules

Source: Kiteforum.com (community-contributed). Verify locally before riding.

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