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Mané Gwen Beach - Quiberon kitesurf spot
France · Bretagne
Overview
Mané Gwen is a FFVL-approved kitesurf spot located on the Quiberon peninsula (Morbihan, Brittany), south of the Mané Gwen car park, between Penthièvre and Plouharnel. The beach offers a large flat sand area suitable for launching and landing.
Best winds are from South-West and North-West to avoid offshore conditions. The site is shared with other beach users: shore fishermen, land yachts, buggies, windsurfers and surfers — stay alert.
Spot forecast for Mané Gwen Beach - Quiberon
Sunrise 08:40 · Sunset 19:14
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Tides
Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.9 km from the spot.
- Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 1.6 m
- Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.3 m
- Friday 23 October High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1 m
- Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 0.8 m
- Sunday 25 October High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 4.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m
Mané Gwen Beach - Quiberon: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
381h
in July · 29.5 rideable days
The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 381 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is December, at 16.5 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 44% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 114 mm.
Monthly averages: Mané Gwen Beach - Quiberon
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.0 | 153 h | 8 °C | 114 mm |
| February | 19.0 | 199 h | 10 °C | 53 mm |
| March | 18.0 | 184 h | 12 °C | 47 mm |
| April | 21.5 | 251 h | 15 °C | 52 mm |
| May | 22.5 | 269 h | 18 °C | 36 mm |
| June | 26.5 | 319 h | 20 °C | 20 mm |
| July | 29.5 | 381 h | 20 °C | 39 mm |
| August | 26.0 | 300 h | 22 °C | 14 mm |
| September | 23.0 | 257 h | 19 °C | 64 mm |
| October | 17.5 | 169 h | 17 °C | 75 mm |
| November | 18.5 | 164 h | 14 °C | 64 mm |
| December | 16.5 | 161 h | 11 °C | 48 mm |
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Technical details of Mané Gwen Beach - Quiberon spot
The spot works with winds from N, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.
Depending on conditions: NNW.
Spot functioning
Via the main road between Quiberon and Auray, the Mané Gwen beach is signposted, between Penthièvre and Plouharnel.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
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