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Free spot forecast

The only spot forecast with every model, the swell, the tide and the live beacon side by side

For riders in France who surf, wingsurf, windsurf or sail, and pick the sport and the spot from the day's conditions.

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Sample spot

One page for one French spot, wind models to beacons.

  • Surf
  • Wingsurf
  • Windsurf
  • Sailing

Sample day

Wind models in one grid

Every model on its own line, in the same units, with the swell, the tide and the nearest beacon underneath.

  • Swell 1.8 m, 11 s
  • High tide 14:20
  • Beacon, 6 km away

Wind, knots · 14:00 reading

Sample
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Peak of each model Latest beacon reading
One spot, one page

Everything the water says, on one page

Open the spot you ride. The page lays out the main forecast models, the swell forecast, the tide and the wind measured at nearby beacons, side by side and in the same units.

Generated image of riders on a French beach with a surfboard, a wing and a windsurf sail, and a wing foiler, a windsurfer and a dinghy on the water

Surf, wingsurf, windsurf, sailing.
One page decides nothing for you.

  • ECMWF
  • GFS
  • AROME
  • ICON
  • and others
Image generated for this page, not a photograph.
How it reads

Three reads, one page

wingwindwave is a site. Open a spot, compare what the sources say, then check the beacon. The mockups below hold sample numbers.

  1. Sample
    • ECMWF17 kt at 14:00, sample
    • GFS18 kt at 14:00, sample
    • AROME19 kt at 14:00, sample
    • ICON17 kt at 14:00, sample

    Same units on every line, plus the other main models.

    Step 1

    Open the spot you ride

    One page per spot. ECMWF, GFS, AROME, ICON and the other main forecast models sit together in the same units, so where they differ is easy to see.

  2. Wind, swell and tide

    One day at one spot, every model in knots

    Sample

    Swell

    1.8 m

    11 s period

    High tide

    14:20

    4.6 m

    Wind

    17 kt

    ECMWF, 14:00

    Wind by model

    • ECMWF
    • GFS
    • AROME
    • ICON
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    Step 2

    Read the swell and the tide beside the wind

    The swell forecast and the tide are on the same page as the wind models. You read them together instead of across tabs.

    • 2 km
    • 6 km
    • 11 km

    Measured wind next to the forecast

    Sample
    Beacon, 2 km
    15 kt, gusts 21 kt, from WSW
    Beacon, 6 km
    17 kt, gusts 23 kt, from WSW
    Beacon, 11 km
    16 kt, gusts 22 kt, from W
    Forecast, 14:00
    ECMWF 17 · GFS 18 · AROME 19 · ICON 17
    Step 3

    Check the wind that was measured

    Nearby beacons report the wind as it was measured. Put it next to the forecast and you can see which model the water is following.

Sports

For riders who practise more than one

You read the conditions. You pick the sport and the spot.

  • Surf

    The swell forecast and the tide, read against the wind from every model.

  • Wingsurf

    Each model’s wind on its own line, then the beacon’s measured wind to check it.

  • Windsurf

    ECMWF, GFS, AROME and ICON side by side, so you see where they agree.

  • Sailing

    Wind models and tide on one page, with nearby beacons for the reading itself.