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Today at Plage Grande Calanque: Epic! for kite foiling — 96/100 for expert level. Wind 12 kn SE · Waves 2.4 m, 7 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.2 m. Best window around 12:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage Grande Calanque: 2.4m waves with moderate onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 22°C / 72°F.
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Plage Grande Calanque faces S, and that aspect decides whether the day's wind arrives clean off the water or broken up by the land — which matters more for kite foiling than the forecast speed alone.
Today's wind is cross-onshore at 12 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 Grande Calanque clears 60/100 for kite foiling at Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 26 scored spots within reach today, Plage Grande Calanque ranks 10th 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 remote, wild calanque with a mixed pebble-and-sand bottom, set in a rocky, cliff-lined cove between two headlands with crystal-clear water. No surf break — sheltered and suited to swimming, snorkelling, and paddleboarding, best reached by boat or a demanding coastal path. No amenities or lifeguard post here; the municipality's supervised beaches are elsewhere. Forest access on the approach can close during high fire-risk periods. Dogs are permitted.
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Wind at Plage Grande Calanque today: 12 kn SE (gusting 37 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 Grande Calanque today: 2.4 m, 7 s period from SE, mushy character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Plage Grande Calanque scores 20/100 today for windsurfing — Don't Bother. 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 Grande Calanque 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 Grande Calanque is a coastal location near Domaine de Cap Benat 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 Grande Calanque, 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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