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

Sunrise 08:46 · Sunset 19:18

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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 4.9 km from the spot.

Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:36 · 4.3 m Low tide 07:51 · 2.4 m High tide 14:01 · 4.6 m Low tide 20:30 · 2.1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:34 · 4.6 m Low tide 08:48 · 2.1 m High tide 14:52 · 5 m Low tide 21:17 · 1.7 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:18 · 5 m Low tide 09:32 · 1.7 m High tide 15:34 · 5.4 m Low tide 21:56 · 1.3 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:58 · 5.4 m Low tide 10:12 · 1.3 m High tide 16:13 · 5.8 m Low tide 22:33 · 0.9 m
Sunday 25 October High tide 03:36 · 5.8 m Low tide 09:50 · 0.9 m High tide 15:52 · 6.1 m Low tide 22:10 · 0.7 m

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…)

Season · peak

248h

in April · 25 rideable days

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

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.

Monthly averages: Plage de l'Aber - Crozon (Sheltered Lagoon)

Monthly averages — Plage de l'Aber - Crozon (Sheltered Lagoon) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
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

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: E, SSW, W, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot functioning

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 · Required level

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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