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Kitesurfing in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
29 spots · 5 destinations · 34 schools
This is the region's biggest cluster, and it splits cleanly by exposure: Lacanau Ocean and Le Porge are advanced-only Atlantic beachbreak with baïnes and shorebreak, while the freshwater lakes at Cazaux-Sanguinet (Mayotte, Navarrosse) and Carcans-Hourtin (Hourtin Port) offer tideless, wave-free flat water built for lessons.
Ile de Ré and Oléron add a sheltered middle ground - Rivedoux, Banc du Bucheron and Boyardville all work shallow and mostly flat around the bay.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine holds 29 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 5 destinations. Riding here is mostly lagoons and waves. Something is rideable here in every month of the year.
14 of them suits beginners. 34 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Bassin d'Arcachon, La Tranche-sur-Mer (Vendée) and Landes - Hossegor/Seignosse.
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
Estagnots Beach (Seignosse)Landes - Hossegor/Seignosse20262026: Estagnots is the only Seignosse beach where kitesurfing is allowed, on the left/south side of the supervised area.
2026: Estagnots is the only Seignosse beach where kitesurfing is allowed, on the left/south side of the supervised area.
Hossegor (south beach)Landes - Hossegor/Seignosse2026has a date window2026: Soorts-Hossegor's official beach information authorizes kitesurfing only in the commune's north sector, between the Plage Naturiste and the Plage des Estagnots boundary, at least 300 m from bathing areas and reached by a channel perpendicular to the beach.
2026: Soorts-Hossegor's official beach information authorizes kitesurfing only in the commune's north sector, between the Plage Naturiste and the Plage des Estagnots boundary, at least 300 m from bathing areas and reached by a channel perpendicular to the beach.
La Hume (Gujan-Mestras)Bassin d'Arcachon2026has a date window2026: each nautical activity at Gujan-Mestras, kitesurf included, has its own reserved zone, and a school zone on the right-hand side of the spot is marked out with buoys.
2026: each nautical activity at Gujan-Mestras, kitesurf included, has its own reserved zone, and a school zone on the right-hand side of the spot is marked out with buoys.
Aytre PlageLa Rochelle / Aunis, Charente-Maritime2026has a date window2026: in summer keep to the marked kite zones, and note that the swimming zone you would normally avoid is not in use.
2026: in summer keep to the marked kite zones, and note that the swimming zone you would normally avoid is not in use.
Banc du BucheronIle de Re, Charente-Maritime20262026: the Banc du Bûcheron is free to access and open every day all year, when the tide lets it show; no kite-specific municipal rule is published.
2026: the Banc du Bûcheron is free to access and open every day all year, when the tide lets it show; no kite-specific municipal rule is published.
Biscarrosse Plage SudBiscarrosse ocean beach, Landes2026has a date window2026: the summer kite zone on the beach is marked by a yellow-and-black sign, and navigation is authorised only south of the official signage while staying out of the military test area further south, which is marked by wooden posts on the sand and in the water.
2026: the summer kite zone on the beach is marked by a yellow-and-black sign, and navigation is authorised only south of the official signage while staying out of the military test area further south, which is marked by wooden posts on the sand and in the water.
Bonne AnseLa Palmyre / Royan, Charente-Maritime2026has a date window2026: nautical activity in the bay runs under municipal arrete REG_2023_121 ('Baignade et activites nautiques').
2026: nautical activity in the bay runs under municipal arrete REG_2023_121 ('Baignade et activites nautiques').
BoyardvilleIle d'Oleron, Charente-Maritime20262026: a Prefecture Maritime de l'Atlantique order (n°2024/120, 12 June 2024) sets the swimming zones and the shore-to-open-water crossing channels for the beaches of Saint-Georges-d'Oleron.
2026: a Prefecture Maritime de l'Atlantique order (n°2024/120, 12 June 2024) sets the swimming zones and the shore-to-open-water crossing channels for the beaches of Saint-Georges-d'Oleron.
CapbretonLandes - Hossegor/Seignosse20262026: the Océanides lifeguard post runs 13 June-3 July and 31 August-27 September from 12:30 to 18:30, and 4 July-30 August from 11:00 to 19:00. While the flags are up, board sports are practised outside the flagged bathing zone, which is the rule the lifeguards state themselves.
2026: the Océanides lifeguard post runs 13 June-3 July and 31 August-27 September from 12:30 to 18:30, and 4 July-30 August from 11:00 to 19:00. While the flags are up, board sports are practised outside the flagged bathing zone, which is the rule the lifeguards state themselves.
Chatelaillon-PlageLa Rochelle / Aunis, Charente-Maritime2026has a date window2026: kitesurf is forbidden at Chatelaillon-Plage from 15 June to 15 September, 9:00 to 19:00 daily; outside those hours, and outside the 15 June-15 September window entirely, kitesurf is not restricted by this rule.
2026: kitesurf is forbidden at Chatelaillon-Plage from 15 June to 15 September, 9:00 to 19:00 daily; outside those hours, and outside the 15 June-15 September window entirely, kitesurf is not restricted by this rule.
ClaoueyBassin d'Arcachon, Gironde20262026: seasonal kite restrictions on the Bassin d'Arcachon are set by arrete and change from one year to the next, so check with the mairie of Lege-Cap-Ferret or the Bassin's intercommunal syndicate before you travel.
2026: seasonal kite restrictions on the Bassin d'Arcachon are set by arrete and change from one year to the next, so check with the mairie of Lege-Cap-Ferret or the Bassin's intercommunal syndicate before you travel.
Hourtin PortMedoc Atlantique, Gironde2026has a date window2026: kitesurfing on Lac de Carcans-Hourtin is regulated and in practice only the two accesses at Hourtin Port and Lachanau are used.
2026: kitesurfing on Lac de Carcans-Hourtin is regulated and in practice only the two accesses at Hourtin Port and Lachanau are used.
La ChambretteEstuaire de la Gironde, Gironde20262026: the commune publishes no kite-specific order for Plage de la Chambrette, and no local restriction on kiting at this beach has been found.
2026: the commune publishes no kite-specific order for Plage de la Chambrette, and no local restriction on kiting at this beach has been found.
La Salie (La Teste-de-Buch)Bassin d'Arcachon2019has a date window2019 municipal order no. 2019-358: from 25 June to 05 September, and above all during supervised bathing hours, kitesurfing is at the rider's own risk and only inside the reserved landing and evolution zones.
2019 municipal order no. 2019-358: from 25 June to 05 September, and above all during supervised bathing hours, kitesurfing is at the rider's own risk and only inside the reserved landing and evolution zones.
Lac de Lacanau - Lacanau-VilleGironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine2014has a date windowKitesurfing on Lac de Lacanau is set by prefectural order and the zones are buoyed: two areas reserved for kitesurf, one on each side of the Talaris marina channel on the east shore, and riding anywhere else on the lake is forbidden.
Kitesurfing on Lac de Lacanau is set by prefectural order and the zones are buoyed: two areas reserved for kitesurf, one on each side of the Talaris marina channel on the east shore, and riding anywhere else on the lake is forbidden.
Lacanau OceanMedoc Atlantique, Gironde2024has a date windowSet by Lacanau municipal order AR2024-0408 of 8 April 2024, the most recent published text.
Set by Lacanau municipal order AR2024-0408 of 8 April 2024, the most recent published text.
LachanauMedoc Atlantique, Gironde2026has a date window2026: kitesurfing on Lac de Carcans-Hourtin is regulated and in practice only the two accesses at Hourtin Port and Lachanau are used.
2026: kitesurfing on Lac de Carcans-Hourtin is regulated and in practice only the two accesses at Hourtin Port and Lachanau are used.
Le BeteyBassin d'Arcachon, Gironde20262026: Le Betey is closed to kitesurfing in July and August.
2026: Le Betey is closed to kitesurfing in July and August.
Le Porge OceanMedoc Atlantique, Gironde20262026: the Gressier surveillance post is manned 13-30 June and 31 August-13 September 13:30-18:00, and 1 July-30 August 11:00-18:30. During those hours kites are banned from the marked bathing zone, which is the water between two blue flags, and from the buffer strips either side of it; kites stay offshore beyond the 300 m band.
2026: the Gressier surveillance post is manned 13-30 June and 31 August-13 September 13:30-18:00, and 1 July-30 August 11:00-18:30. During those hours kites are banned from the marked bathing zone, which is the water between two blue flags, and from the buffer strips either side of it; kites stay offshore beyond the 300 m band.
Les Arbousiers (Arcachon)Bassin d'Arcachon2026two versions2026: the kite rule sits inside Arcachon's municipal beach order, renumbered every year (recent seasons carried numbers such as n°2023/592; the 2026 number was not confirmed online).
2026: the kite rule sits inside Arcachon's municipal beach order, renumbered every year (recent seasons carried numbers such as n°2023/592; the 2026 number was not confirmed online).
Les CavaliersCote Basque, Pyrenees-Atlantiques2026has a date window2026: kitesurf is allowed on Anglet's beaches, Les Cavaliers included, only outside the bathing season, 1 November to 31 May.
2026: kitesurf is allowed on Anglet's beaches, Les Cavaliers included, only outside the bathing season, 1 November to 31 May.
MayotteGrands Lacs / Biscarrosse, Landes2026has a date window2026: the 2014 inter-prefectoral order (DDTM/SPEMA/AL/2014 n°1954, Article 3-7) governing navigation on Lac de Cazaux-Sanguinet authorises kitesurf on the 'Mayotte' zone under the conditions of a 2005 municipal order, and bans kitesurf at all times in the neighbouring Conche de Sanguinet.
2026: the 2014 inter-prefectoral order (DDTM/SPEMA/AL/2014 n°1954, Article 3-7) governing navigation on Lac de Cazaux-Sanguinet authorises kitesurf on the 'Mayotte' zone under the conditions of a 2005 municipal order, and bans kitesurf at all times in the neighbouring Conche de Sanguinet.
Mimizan-PlageLandes coast20262026: respect the kite zone and stay out of supervised bathing zones; Plage Sud is the official kite zone.
2026: respect the kite zone and stay out of supervised bathing zones; Plage Sud is the official kite zone.
Moliets-PlageLandes20152015/2025: Préfecture Maritime de l'Atlantique arrêté n°2015/106 regulates navigation and nautical activities in the 300 m band at Moliets-et-Maâ.
2015/2025: Préfecture Maritime de l'Atlantique arrêté n°2015/106 regulates navigation and nautical activities in the 300 m band at Moliets-et-Maâ.
NavarrosseGrands Lacs / Biscarrosse, Landes20262026: the municipal nautical regulation for the Biscarrosse lakes allows kitesurf and windsurf under the general rules and at the rider's own responsibility, but bans both inside marked bathing zones and inside the town's port zones, and names the water access for kitesurfers as the one by the Mayotte campsite.
2026: the municipal nautical regulation for the Biscarrosse lakes allows kitesurf and windsurf under the general rules and at the rider's own responsibility, but bans both inside marked bathing zones and inside the town's port zones, and names the water access for kitesurfers as the one by the Mayotte campsite.
Plage de la GautrelleIle d'Oleron, Charente-Maritime20242024: arrete no 2024/120 of the prefet maritime de l'Atlantique, signed at Brest on 12 June 2024, governs the water here inside the 300 m coastal band.
2024: arrete no 2024/120 of the prefet maritime de l'Atlantique, signed at Brest on 12 June 2024, governs the water here inside the 300 m coastal band.
Plage de PlaisanceIle d'Oleron, Charente-Maritime20262026: the Le Douhet kitesurf navigation zone is marked through the summer season, the rules are posted on the panel at the beach entrance, and takeoff is on the port side.
2026: the Le Douhet kitesurf navigation zone is marked through the summer season, the rules are posted on the panel at the beach entrance, and takeoff is on the port side.
Port de l'EsteyGrands Lacs / Sanguinet, Landes20262026: kite-surf is banned at all times inside the marked polygon on Lac de Cazaux-Sanguinet, and the only authorised departure zones are Port de l'Estey and Plage des Aynes, each marked by buoys.
2026: kite-surf is banned at all times inside the marked polygon on Lac de Cazaux-Sanguinet, and the only authorised departure zones are Port de l'Estey and Plage des Aynes, each marked by buoys.
Rivedoux Plage NordIle de Re, Charente-Maritime2026has a date window2026: part of Plage Nord is reserved for kitesurf, open all year, marked by municipal signs and dune posts, and the beach runs from the bridge to the esplanade de la mer.
2026: part of Plage Nord is reserved for kitesurf, open all year, marked by municipal signs and dune posts, and the beach runs from the bridge to the esplanade de la mer.
Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.
The winds here
what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote
Atlantic thermal
named by 2 spots here
No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.
Frontal flow
named by 2 spots here
No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.
The spots this region is known for
tier 2 of the 29 spots here
Destinations in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
All spots in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Aytre Plagesea · beginner okBanc du BucheronseaBiscarrosse Plage SudseaBonne Ansesea · beginner okBoyardvillesea · beginner okCapbretonwavesChatelaillon-Plagesea · beginner okClaoueylagoon · beginner okEstagnots Beach (Seignosse)wavesHossegor (south beach)wavesHourtin Portlake · beginner okLa ChambretteestuaryLa Hume (Gujan-Mestras)lagoon · beginner okLa Salie (La Teste-de-Buch)mixedLac de Lacanau - Lacanau-Villefreshwater lake · beginner okLacanau OceanseaLachanaulakeLe Beteylagoon · beginner okLe Porge OceanseaLes Arbousiers (Arcachon)lagoon · beginner okLes CavalierswavesMayottelake · beginner okMimizan-PlageseaMoliets-PlagewavesNavarrosselake · beginner okPlage de la Gautrellesea · beginner okPlage de Plaisancesea · beginner okPort de l'EsteylakeRivedoux Plage Nordsea
Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.
Last updated September 2026