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Spot de Plage de l'Aber - Crozon (Sheltered Lagoon)

Plage de l'Aber - Crozon (Sheltered Lagoon) kitesurf, wingfoil and windfoil spot

France · Bretagne

48.23 | -4.44

Overview

Plage de l'Aber is a spot inside the sheltered lagoon (aber) on the Crozon peninsula, between the Pointe de l'Aber and the Île de l'Aber. Ideal for flat-water riding in SE/S/E winds, protected from the Atlantic swell. Works best around mid to high tide when sufficient water covers the lagoon. Kitesardin school uses this spot.

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Plage de l'Aber - Crozon (Sheltered Lagoon): when to go?

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

The spot works year-round: 22 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in April, with 248 hours of usable wind.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Zones de baignade en juillet-août.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

*Month with time restrictions 7-12 knots · 52% 13-20 knots · 36% 21-30 knots · 12% 31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 113 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Plage de l'Aber - Crozon (Sheltered Lagoon) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.5 146 h 9 °C 113 mm
February 20.5 192 h 11 °C 71 mm
March 21.0 222 h 12 °C 53 mm
April 25.0 248 h 15 °C 65 mm
May 21.0 187 h 17 °C 33 mm
June 21.0 179 h 20 °C 20 mm
July hours 23.5 236 h 21 °C 39 mm
August hours 21.0 182 h 21 °C 25 mm
September 19.5 187 h 18 °C 38 mm
October 21.0 189 h 17 °C 55 mm
November 23.0 185 h 13 °C 76 mm
December 21.0 164 h 10 °C 85 mm
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Technical details of Plage de l'Aber - Crozon (Sheltered Lagoon) spot

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Access from Crozon direction Morgat, then Plage de l'Aber. Sessions around mid to high tide — the aber partially dries at low tide. Flat water, protected spot, ideal for beginners and foiling.

Spot opening date
  • Closed: from 01/07 to 31/08 (09:00 - 19:00)
    Zones de baignade en juillet-août.
Required level

Beginner

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