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Today at Plage des Bussoleries: Epic! for kite foiling — 95/100 for expert level. Wind 8 kn W · Waves 1.2 m, 14 s · Tide -1.3 to 0.4 m. Best window around 11:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage des Bussoleries: 0.9m waves with light onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the late morning, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 61°F.
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Plage des Bussoleries faces SW, open to the prevailing westerlies, so the wind arrives off the water rather than filtered through the land — the clean, steady flow kite foiling wants, and the reason gusts here are sea breezes rather than land turbulence.
Today's wind is cross-onshore at 8 kn. Leaning onshore, which is the forgiving side for kite foiling: you can hold a line along the beach and anything that goes wrong still drifts you in.
Over the published window Plage des Bussoleries clears 60/100 for kite foiling at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 2 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 30 scored spots within reach today, Plage des Bussoleries ranks 29th for kite foiling. 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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A semi-wild cove beach on the Vendée corniche, made up of sandy pockets between rocky outcrops that multiply at low tide, when a natural shallow pool forms, making the beach calmer and safer for families. Beach-break surfing is practised here in the off-season. High tide leaves only two small coves accessible and can produce dangerous wave rollers. Lifeguards are on duty in July and August, 11:00-19:00; dogs are banned 15 May-15 September.
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Wind at Plage des Bussoleries today: 8 kn W (gusting 31 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite foiling 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 des Bussoleries today: 1.2 m, 14 s period from NW, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for kite foiling at Plage des Bussoleries today is around 08:00 UTC, when conditions score 67/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Plage des Bussoleries scores 81/100 today for surfing — Excellent. 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 des Bussoleries 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 des Bussoleries is a coastal location near Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez 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 des Bussoleries, 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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