Kite Spot Merville-Franceville-Plage
French Atlantic beach with a westerly ocean breeze and Bay-of-Biscay swell; sandy, powerful and popular in summer.
Wind now & forecast
Now: Kiteable — 11 kn
Today - 3h ⌀17kn (16:00-19:00)
Tomorrow - 7h ⌀19kn (10:00-17:00)
+2 Days - 5h ⌀13kn (10:00-15:00)
Spot info
- Water type
- Waves
- Skill level
- Intermediate
- Prevailing wind
- W
- Typical crowd
- 5/10
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How to get there
- Kite Spot Merville-Franceville-Plage
- Local airport: Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR)
- International airport: Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA)
- Local airport
- Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR) — 21 km away
- International airport
- Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA) — 169 km away