Overview

See also main listing: Les Blancs Sablons - Le Conquet (ID 1135). Wave/freeride spot facing Ouessant island. FFVL labelled. Kitesurf mainly at low tide. NW, W, SW winds favourable. Intermediate to advanced level.

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Spot forecast for Les Blancs Sablons - Le Conquet (South access)

Sunrise 08:47 · Sunset 19:19

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

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Swell and waves

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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 3.6 km from the spot.

Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:48 · 4.4 m Low tide 08:07 · 2.6 m High tide 14:14 · 4.8 m Low tide 20:56 · 2.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:49 · 4.8 m Low tide 09:11 · 2.3 m High tide 15:08 · 5.2 m Low tide 21:41 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:37 · 5.2 m Low tide 09:55 · 1.8 m High tide 15:53 · 5.6 m Low tide 22:19 · 1.4 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:17 · 5.7 m Low tide 10:34 · 1.4 m High tide 16:33 · 6 m Low tide 22:55 · 1 m
Sunday 25 October High tide 03:56 · 6.1 m Low tide 10:12 · 1 m High tide 16:13 · 6.3 m Low tide 22:32 · 0.7 m

Les Blancs Sablons - Le Conquet (South access): 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

413h

in July · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 413 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is January, at 19 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Zone de baignade partie ouest. Éviter marée haute par gros coefficient.

Rideable days per month

Month with time restrictions

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 45%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 13%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 45% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is January, with 110 mm.

Monthly averages: Les Blancs Sablons - Le Conquet (South access)

Monthly averages — Les Blancs Sablons - Le Conquet (South access) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.0	162 h	10 °C	110 mm
February	21.5	236 h	11 °C	66 mm
March	24.5	249 h	12 °C	59 mm
April	26.0	309 h	15 °C	80 mm
May	28.0	371 h	17 °C	42 mm
June	28.5	398 h	19 °C	24 mm
July hours	30.0	413 h	19 °C	57 mm
August hours	28.0	310 h	20 °C	27 mm
September	27.0	299 h	17 °C	45 mm
October	21.0	212 h	16 °C	46 mm
November	20.0	190 h	13 °C	68 mm
December	19.0	190 h	11 °C	78 mm