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Icon EU 7 km

DWD ICON EU 7

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

MF Arpege EU 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon EU 7 km run: 30/04 20:48																																																										Icon Global 11 km run: 30/04 20:48																																		GFS 13 km run: 30/04 20:48
Date Optimal	We 30 17h	We 30 18h	Th 1 6h	Th 1 7h	Th 1 8h	Th 1 9h	Th 1 10h	Th 1 11h	Th 1 12h	Th 1 13h	Th 1 14h	Th 1 15h	Th 1 16h	Th 1 17h	Th 1 18h	Fr 2 6h	Fr 2 7h	Fr 2 8h	Fr 2 9h	Fr 2 10h	Fr 2 11h	Fr 2 12h	Fr 2 13h	Fr 2 14h	Fr 2 15h	Fr 2 16h	Fr 2 17h	Fr 2 18h	Fr 2 19h	Sa 3 6h	Sa 3 7h	Sa 3 8h	Sa 3 9h	Sa 3 10h	Sa 3 11h	Sa 3 12h	Sa 3 13h	Sa 3 14h	Sa 3 15h	Sa 3 16h	Sa 3 17h	Sa 3 18h	Sa 3 19h	Su 4 6h	Su 4 7h	Su 4 8h	Su 4 9h	Su 4 10h	Su 4 11h	Su 4 12h	Su 4 13h	Su 4 14h	Su 4 15h	Su 4 16h	Su 4 17h	Su 4 18h	Su 4 19h	Mo 5 6h	Mo 5 7h	Mo 5 8h	Mo 5 9h	Mo 5 10h	Mo 5 11h	Mo 5 12h	Mo 5 13h	Mo 5 14h	Mo 5 15h	Mo 5 16h	Mo 5 17h	Mo 5 18h	Mo 5 19h	Tu 6 6h	Tu 6 7h	Tu 6 8h	Tu 6 9h	Tu 6 10h	Tu 6 11h	Tu 6 12h	Tu 6 13h	Tu 6 14h	Tu 6 15h	Tu 6 16h	Tu 6 17h	Tu 6 18h	Tu 6 19h	We 7 6h	We 7 7h	We 7 8h	We 7 9h	We 7 10h	We 7 11h	We 7 12h	We 7 13h	We 7 14h	We 7 15h	We 7 16h	We 7 17h	We 7 18h	We 7 19h	Th 8 6h	Th 8 7h	Th 8 8h	Th 8 9h	Th 8 10h	Th 8 11h	Th 8 12h	Th 8 13h	Th 8 14h	Th 8 15h	Th 8 16h	Th 8 17h	Th 8 18h	Th 8 19h	Fr 9 6h	Fr 9 7h	Fr 9 8h	Fr 9 9h	Fr 9 10h	Fr 9 11h	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Fr 9 18h	Fr 9 19h	Sa 10 6h	Sa 10 7h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Sa 10 18h	Sa 10 19h	Su 11 6h	Su 11 7h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Su 11 18h	Su 11 19h	Mo 12 6h	Mo 12 7h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Mo 12 18h	Mo 12 19h	Tu 13 6h	Tu 13 7h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	Tu 13 18h	Tu 13 19h	We 14 6h	We 14 7h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	We 14 18h	We 14 19h	Th 15 6h	Th 15 7h	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h	Th 15 18h	Th 15 19h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	6	7	2	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8	10	10	9	4	5	6	7	6	6	7	9	10	10	10	10	9	8	5	5	7	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	8	7	3	3	3	3	3	4	6	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	7	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	11	10	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	11	12	13	15	16	15	14	14	14	16	17	17	16	16	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	15	17	20	20	21	20	12	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	6	6	7	9	10	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	16	17	12	14	17	19	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	22	22	11	10	9	8	7	6	4	4	6	9	12	12	13	12
Gusts (kn)	13	13	5	4	7	8	9	10	12	13	13	15	18	18	18	8	10	13	13	13	13	15	17	19	20	20	19	18	17	9	10	13	15	15	16	17	18	19	19	20	19	18	16	6	7	7	8	9	11	14	16	17	18	19	18	17	17	16	17	18	19	20	20	21	21	22	23	24	24	24	24	7	7	7	8	8	9	11	13	14	15	17	16	15	14	10	13	14	16	18	19	21	22	23	23	23	22	21	20	15	13	13	14	15	14	12	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	8	10	11	10	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	11	13	15	17	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	8	9	9	10	10	9	9	8	9	9	11	13	15	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	9	10	13	15	22	23	21	16	12	11	12	14	17	21	25	30	34	38
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5
Wave Per.	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Energy (Kj)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Temp. (°C)	21	20	17	18	20	22	23	24	25	25	26	25	24	23	22	18	19	21	23	24	25	26	26	26	25	24	23	22	21	19	20	22	23	24	25	25	26	25	25	24	24	23	21	19	20	22	25	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	20	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	22	21	20	19	20	20	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	19	20	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	20	19	20	20	21	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	18	19	20	21	23	24	24	25	25	24	24	23	22	22	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	21	20
Rain (mm)
Cloud Cov. (%)			63	31	11	9	21	17	9			41	91	36	10		1		2	7	3	1														1	73	10	16		3		15	45	68	52	37	21	47	72	98	99	99	100	99	99	98	80	87	77	68	58	39	19								60	40	56	73	89	59	30								21	31	32	34	35	23	12					4	7	11												12	23	35	100	100	83	66	49	61	73	85	90	95	100	100	100	100	34	48	62	77	91	73	56	38	57	77	96	97	99	100	80	70	80	90	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	100	87	73	60	44	27	11	37	62	88	92	96	100	27	6	26	47	67	71	76	80	87	93	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	69	37	6	15	23	32	21	11		30	28	20	12	4	25	46	67	46	25	4	3	1

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Lagoon

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop

Water hazards: Ships

Water quality: Clean

Infos: 32km north shore lagoon. The lagoon offers exceptional conditions for beginners as well as advanced kitesurfers since it is shallow with a soft sandy ground and without currents. Beginners will find their first steps very easy in the absence of waves, current and the need to swim. Advanced kiters will find it easy to train and dial-in their favorite tricks in these laboratory conditions. Any kiter may simply walk back to the shore throughout the whole lagoon. Knee to hip deep. Mirror-flat up to 15 knots. Very small chop in 15+ knots. No obstacles apart from a small wooden rowing fisherman boat here and there. A wave spot is just ahead of the lagoon. Fine strip of sand, 200m wide, dividing lagoon from open sea. Approx. 5 min ride across the lagoon.

Beach type & size: Sand - Tidal

Infos: 300m long, 10-50m wide depending on tides and wind direction. Fine sandy beach, cleaned up daily by the center crew. Large cottage for equipment storage and changing rooms right at the water.

Weather specificities: April to November: air 20-35 C, water 20-30 C. December to March: air 15 C, water 15-20 C. No wetsuit or 2/2 shorty from April to November. 3/3 or 3/4 long wetsuit from December to March.

Wind type: Thermal, Frontal

Wind specificities: Winds are medium strong, 10-20 knots averaging 14 knots. Summers (July to September) are lighter with N and NE winds (sideonshore), averaging 12-15 knots. Winter brings stronger winds and a decent swell. Some stronger winds, 25-30 knots: November to April and on thermal days in summer.

Best months: January, February, March, April, November, December

Access description: by Car - Modern taxi run all day and are cheap. Just hail them from the side of the road and they will stop. They carry up to 4 persons with all kite equipment. Max 3 Euro from any hotel to the kite beach. Smile Beach is just outside the capital Houmt Souk, at the beginning of the Zone Touristique.

Specific rules: Zones

Extra: No special rules or restrictions. Just introduce yourselves to the center and watch out for the school activity (beginners have priority, as usual, and the training zone is clearly marked). No charge for beach access.

Accommodations: School, Shop, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food

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