KiteGlobeSaintes-Maries Speed
📍 Marseille, France · Kiteboarding spot
Saintes-Maries Speed is a kiteboarding spot near Marseille in France, with open ocean conditions and prevailing N wind.
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Nearest town | Marseille |
| Water type | Open ocean |
| Launch | Ocean |
| Best wind direction | N |
| Wind type | Thermal |
| Coordinates | 43.4594, 4.4649 |
About Saintes-Maries Speed
A man made channel, specially for speed windsurfing, about 1km long, has been build. Perfectly flat water. On the ocean side you can find nice speed conditions as well, but winds will be offshore then.
What are the wind and water conditions?
Saintes-Maries Speed offers open ocean conditions with N wind (Thermal wind), launching from ocean.
How do I get to Saintes-Maries Speed?
From Nimes get onto D570 and it ends in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Drive to the water and turn left and take the street along the water until you see the speed channel.
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Spot data last updated 2026-07-20 · part of the KiteGlobe database of 6,633 kiteboarding spots.