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Pointe Saint-Gilles East kitesurf spot

France · Bretagne

Spot currently openIntermediate level 47.86 | -4.09

Overview

Pointe Saint-Gilles East is the eastern launch zone of the Saint-Gilles headland near Beg-Meil (Finistère, Brittany). This face of the point is oriented to catch South-East and South-West winds, complementing the western face which works in westerly winds.

Tide-dependent spot with a sandy beach at low tide. Good flat water conditions on the protected inner side of the point.

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Spot forecast for Pointe Saint-Gilles East

Sunrise 08:42 · 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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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 5.8 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 Now00:273.1 m06:512.1 m13:033.4 m19:431.9 m01:483.3 m08:011.8 m14:073.6 m20:371.6 m02:393.6 m08:501.6 m14:523.9 m21:181.3 m03:193.9 m09:311.3 m15:314.2 m21:541 m03:544.2 m10:071 m16:074.5 m22:290.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 1.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 3.6 m Low tide · 1.6 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.6 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 0.7 m

Pointe Saint-Gilles East: 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

215h

in March · 20.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, June and March, at 22 rideable days and 18 °C. The low point is December, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 18.5 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 17 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days N December: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 18.5 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 17 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days N December: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 43%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 15%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 43% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 117 mm.

Monthly averages: Pointe Saint-Gilles East
Monthly averages — Pointe Saint-Gilles East — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.5 176 h 9 °C 117 mm
February 19.5 188 h 11 °C 60 mm
March 20.5 215 h 12 °C 69 mm
April 19.5 201 h 15 °C 53 mm
May 18.5 196 h 18 °C 23 mm
June 21.5 178 h 21 °C 20 mm
July 17.0 155 h 22 °C 42 mm
August 23.5 203 h 22 °C 20 mm
September 18.5 160 h 19 °C 36 mm
October 20.0 178 h 17 °C 77 mm
November 17.5 155 h 14 °C 71 mm
December 16.5 137 h 11 °C 56 mm

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Technical details of Pointe Saint-Gilles East spot

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

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: E, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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