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Today at Plage de Mateille: Excellent for kite surfing — 81/100 for expert level. Wind 16 kn W · Waves 1.5 m, 7 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Best window around 13:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage de Mateille: 1.5m waves with strong offshore wind. Wing Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 20°C / 68°F.
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Plage de Mateille faces SE, so the prevailing westerly comes over the land before it reaches you. For kite surfing that usually means a gustier, less predictable flow than the raw wind speed suggests.
Today's wind is cross-offshore at 16 kn. Leaning offshore, so a failure drifts you away from the beach rather than back to it — rideable for kite surfing, but not the direction to push your luck in.
Over the published window Plage de Mateille clears 60/100 for kite surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 6 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Plage de Mateille ranks 25th for kite surfing. 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 1.2 km, wild, fine-sand Mediterranean beach with an exposed beach break of inconsistent surf, best with an ESE swell and offshore Tramontane wind; summer is typically flat. The Tramontane also makes this a wind and wingfoil destination, challenging for beginners on the open sea, while an adjacent shallow lagoon offers a protected flat-water learning zone (shellfish-covered bottom - footwear needed; sea navigation not permitted there).
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Wind at Plage de Mateille today: 16 kn W (gusting 31 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite surfing 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 de Mateille today: 1.5 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.
The best window for kite surfing at Plage de Mateille today is around 05:00 UTC, when conditions score 65/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Plage de Mateille scores 44/100 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.
Plage de Mateille 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 de Mateille is a coastal location near Les Ayguades 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 de Mateille, 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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