Best Time to Ride · Carnon – Petit Travers vs Leucate – Les Coussoules
Carnon – Petit Travers vs Leucate – Les Coussoules: which is better for kitesurfing & wingfoiling?
Carnon – Petit Travers or Leucate – Les Coussoules? Month by month: windy days, waves and water temperature side by side, from years of weather data.
Updated November 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Leucate – Les Coussoules is windier in 12 of 12 months.
- Carnon – Petit Travers and Leucate – Les Coussoules have about the same water temperature.
- Best months at Carnon – Petit Travers: March–May, September–November.
- Best months at Leucate – Les Coussoules: March, November–December.
- 106 km apart.
BestMar–May, Sep–Nov
Petit Travers
Carnon · France
Beginner-friendly · 17°C water in season, 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ MPL 4 km
Windy days per month (15+ knots)
JFMAMJJASOND7710943534776
Water temperature per month (°C)
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BestMar, Nov–Dec
Les Coussoules
Leucate · France
Beginner-friendly · 15°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ PGF 23 km
Windy days per month (15+ knots)
JFMAMJJASOND1411161212101110881414
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND131213151722242422201714
Best time to go →Windy days: days with at least 2 hours of 15+ knots between 9:00 and 18:00, averaged over recent years. Water: average sea surface temperature.