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Les Sables Blancs - Lorient (Larmor-Plage) kitesurf spot

France · Bretagne

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m 47.57 | -3.12

Overview

Les Sables Blancs is a kitesurf spot near Quiberon in Morbihan. Southwest to northwest dominant winds on a west-facing beach. Intermediate level with Atlantic swell conditions.

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Spot forecast for Les Sables Blancs - Lorient (Larmor-Plage)

Sunrise 08:38 · Sunset 19:15

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 0.7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:283.3 m07:032.1 m13:053.5 m19:511.9 m01:523.4 m08:101.9 m14:093.7 m20:441.6 m02:423.7 m08:581.6 m14:544 m21:241.3 m03:214 m09:381.3 m15:324.3 m22:001 m03:564.3 m10:141 m16:084.6 m22:350.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.9 m
  • 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

Les Sables Blancs - Lorient (Larmor-Plage): when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

339h

in July · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 339 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is December, at 15 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Juillet-août : zones de baignade à respecter.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 16.5 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 15 rideable days15 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 16.5 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 15 rideable days15 d D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 113 mm.

Monthly averages: Les Sables Blancs - Lorient (Larmor-Plage)
Monthly averages — Les Sables Blancs - Lorient (Larmor-Plage) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 15.5 145 h 8 °C 113 mm
February 18.5 179 h 10 °C 56 mm
March 17.5 166 h 12 °C 46 mm
April 20.5 220 h 15 °C 51 mm
May 24.0 260 h 18 °C 37 mm
June 26.0 306 h 20 °C 21 mm
July hours 27.5 339 h 21 °C 36 mm
August hours 25.0 274 h 22 °C 14 mm
September 23.0 239 h 19 °C 64 mm
October 16.5 144 h 17 °C 77 mm
November 15.5 139 h 14 °C 66 mm
December 15.0 141 h 10 °C 50 mm

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Technical details of Les Sables Blancs - Lorient (Larmor-Plage) spot

N: Rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, SSW.

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Required level
Intermediate

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