Spot GuideFranceLeucate – La Franqui

Leucate – La Franqui

France · 42.9350, 3.0300

Wing Foiling Fortgeschritten · Pro
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Leucate Ancien Fanal dit La Redoute AL0.jpg
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conditions & access

Best wind

NW (Tramontane)

Season

Ganzjährig

Water

Chop

Experience

Fortgeschritten · Pro

“A beach at the foot of the Cap Leucate limestone cliffs, south of Narbonne on the French Mediterranean coast. La Franqui runs on the Tramontane – a cold northwest wind that drops from the Pyrenean foothills, accelerates across the lagoon and regularly tops 30 knots along this coast. The wind enters the spot cleanly and smooths the water surface; behind the beach there is also a shallow, not deep but spacious flat-water area for freestyle and jumps. How often does it blow here? The Tramontane blo”

— via VentoSurf, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Port Leucate (5.9 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Port Leucate (5.9 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/601619 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Leucate – La Franqui Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%4042.93500%2C3.03000%2C1 surfline.com

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