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Today at Plage du Verdon: Excellent for kite surfing — 86/100 for advanced level. Wind 13 kn S · Waves 2.0 m, 7 s · Tide -0.4 to -0.2 m. Best window around 05:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage du Verdon: 1.8m waves with moderate onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the late morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 22°C / 71°F.
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Plage du Verdon 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 surfing than the forecast speed alone.
Today's wind is onshore at 13 kn. Onshore is the safest direction for kite surfing here — anything that goes wrong drifts you back to the beach — at the cost of a choppier surface.
Over the published window Plage du Verdon clears 60/100 for kite surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 1 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 29 scored spots within reach today, Plage du Verdon ranks 8th 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 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 350 m fine-sand family beach in a sheltered cove that keeps water calm and flat most of the year, with pebble and rock sections toward the edges. A sheltered beach break that rarely produces surfable swell, mainly when a south-southwesterly swell meets a northerly offshore wind. A naturist zone and kite and sailing areas are present, within a marine park adjoining a protected reserve. Hazards include rocks, undertow, and glass. Lifeguarded from mid-May.
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Wind at Plage du Verdon today: 13 kn S (gusting 49 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 du Verdon today: 2.0 m, 7 s period from E, mushy 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 du Verdon today is around 09:00 UTC, when conditions score 77/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Plage du Verdon scores 26/100 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 du Verdon 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 du Verdon is a coastal location near Lotissement le Petit Mas 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 du Verdon, 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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