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Today at Plage Les Coussoules: Good for canoeing — 74/100 for expert level. Wind 17 kn NW · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Best window around 00:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage Les Coussoules: 1.4m waves with strong offshore wind. Wing Foiling looks Epic! in the late morning, with Windsurfing also worth considering. Water temperature is 21°C / 69°F.
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Plage Les Coussoules faces E, tucked away from the prevailing westerly swell — the aspect that gives canoeing the flat, sheltered water it needs more often than an exposed coast would.
Today's wind is cross-offshore at 17 kn. Blowing off the land keeps the surface flatter near the beach for canoeing, but it also pushes you out — stay inside where you can comfortably get back.
Over the published window Plage Les Coussoules 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 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Plage Les Coussoules ranks 14th 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.
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An 8 km, wide, hard-sand Mediterranean beach within a Natura 2000 protected zone, deepening rapidly offshore with no reef or rock structures. Strong offshore Tramontane wind makes it a flat-water kitesurfing, windsurfing and sand-yachting destination, with a formally zoned 400 m kitesurf area kept separate from swimmers. Two lifeguard posts operate in summer, plus a seasonal jet-ski safety service for pass-holders.
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Wind at Plage Les Coussoules today: 17 kn NW (gusting 36 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 Plage Les Coussoules today: 1.4 m, 7 s period from S, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Plage Les Coussoules scores 70/100 today for surfing — Good. 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.
Plage Les Coussoules 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.
Plage Les Coussoules is a coastal location near La Franqui 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 Plage Les Coussoules, 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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