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Canet plage 25.9

#5481 of 5753 surf spots in the world · France · Pyrénées-Orientales · near Perpignan

Wind is the enemy here, gentle enough to learn.

Beginner
Surf score25.9 /100
Surfable days41% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size0.5 m 1.7 ft median
Water18°C a 3/2 wetsuit

Best time to surf Canet plage

It rarely works. The nearest airport is TLS (170 km) and the nearest town is Perpignan (11 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan49%0%0.6 m13°C5/4
Feb50%0%0.6 m13°C5/4
Mar66%0%0.7 m13°C4/3
Apr57%0%0.7 m15°C4/3
May32%0%0.5 m18°C3/2
Jun24%0%0.4 m22°Cvest
Jul11%0%0.4 m23°Cvest
Aug19%0%0.4 m24°Cvest
Sep37%0%0.5 m21°C2mm
Oct53%0%0.6 m19°C3/2
Nov62%0%0.7 m16°C3/2
Dec39%0%0.5 m14°C4/3

Why 25.9

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
11.3
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
3.6
Wave size 8%
0.1
Water comfort 10%
3.3
Access 10%
6.9

The detail

Faces 95° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 94% of days. Mean peak period 5.2 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 58%. Months that work: 5 of 12. Coordinates 42.700, 3.039 (OpenStreetMap).

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