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Today at Frontignan plage: Good for canoeing — 75/100 for expert level. Wind 13 kn W · Tide -0.5 to -0.2 m. Best window around 08:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Frontignan plage: 1.6m waves with moderate cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 21°C / 69°F.
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Frontignan plage faces S. For canoeing how much swell and wind that aspect keeps out matters more than the open-water forecast.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 13 kn. At that strength expect a textured surface for canoeing, and the shelter of the bay to matter more than the forecast number.
Over the published window Frontignan plage clears 60/100 for canoeing at every ability from Beginner to Expert — an unusually broad spot, which normally means a range of conditions rather than one narrow sweet spot. Today, 0 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Frontignan plage ranks 25th for canoeing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
Satellite-derived bathymetry with 10 m pixels and 10 cm vertical resolution out to ~40 m depth. The shape of the seabed is what determines where and how waves break.
Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A broad, open sandy beach facing south-southeast, exposed to the Mediterranean. The sandy bottom shelves gently, though rocky groynes at intervals create local hazards; conditions are calm most of the year, suited to flatwater and light-wind sports such as paddleboarding, kayaking and windsurfing. Rip currents have been noted during storms, prompting temporary swimming bans. Lifeguarded late June-August, 11:00-18:30. Dogs are banned 1 April-30 September.
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Wind at Frontignan plage today: 13 kn W (gusting 51 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects canoeing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Frontignan plage today: 2.3 m, 7 s period from SE, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Frontignan plage scores 38/100 today for surfing — Poor. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Frontignan plage is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Frontignan plage is a coastal location near Quartier du Grau in France. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Frontignan plage, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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