Kitesurfing in Hauts-de-France

2026: Wissant municipal temporary order n 2026-AM-16 regulates beach policing and safety for July-August 2026 and sets supervised bathing daily from 1 July to 31 August 2026, 12:00 to 19:00. The kite rules themselves sit in the standing July-August beach order n 2024-AODP-82: kiting is allowed in daylight only and within 2 miles of the shore; rigging, de-rigging, launching and landing are banned in the bathing zone, in the 50 m buffer zone on each side of it and in the 50 m boat channel facing rue Arlette Davids, and across those zones you may ride only beyond the 300 m line.

2026: Berck's municipal beach-surveillance order sets a zone d'évolution sportive from 1 June to 30 September, running from the 'OASI' dune to the extension of Avenue du Docteur Quettier, where swimming is prohibited and sport/kite activity is directed instead, flanked by 30 m buffer zones on each side over the same 1 June-30 September period.

2026: kites are banned in summer on the town beach at the chemin des planches entrance, where the parasols and the swimmers are. Riding is otherwise open except toward the protected Pointe du Hourdel.

2026: the Dunkerque beach-surveillance order is published locally; the kite zone is limited to a strip about 500 m west of the 'Terminus' police post/Parc des Vents from 1 July to 31 August, while the eastern dune 'Batteries' sector near the blockhouses past the Digue de Leffrinckoucke is open to free kitesurf practice all year.

2007, and still carried on the town's list of permanent orders: kite-towed board sports are banned on the beach of Fort-Mahon-Plage and inside the 300 m band, from the boat park of the nautical base at the north end — the crossing channel included — down to the last building on rue des Vagues at the south end.

2026 Gravelines permanent beach order (Arrete permanent du Maire n 2026PERM020, 17 June 2026): during the July-August supervised bathing period, kitesurfing is forbidden in the zone west of the Petit-Fort-Philippe bathing zone (ZURB), which is reserved for human-powered craft, continuing a standing 1999 ban on kitesurf west of the bathing zone; kitesurfing is allowed in the zone east of the ZURB; outside the bathing zone, kitesurfers must stay at least 100 m east of the ZURB's east limit (30 m for paddle or kayak craft); a 5-knot speed limit applies year-round within the 300 m coastal band.

2026: inside the Baie de Somme nature reserve, keep 300 m from seal and bird resting or feeding areas, stay out of fenced or buoyed exclusions, keep high-sail sports including kitesurfing out of the reserve, and do not beach on purpose near the sandbanks the wildlife uses.

Under the 2024 national rules, coastal kitesurfing is governed by local arrangements inside the 300 m band and otherwise by Division 240, daylight hours and the 2 nautical mile limit; no Stella-Plage kite-specific municipal rule is published.