Overview

Pentrez is a large sandy beach on the southern shore of the Baie de Douarnenez, on the commune of Saint-Nic. About 10km of navigable water, shallow close to shore, quickly deep further out — ideal for foiling. A wide glide zone is delimited by buoys, shared with two char à voile operators (no cohabitation issues).

At low tide: beach over 300m wide, excellent launch area. At high tide: very restricted launch/landing zone — plan accordingly. Kitesardin school uses this spot regularly.

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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 0.9 km from the spot.

Saturday 17 October Low tide 03:08 · 2.1 m High tide 09:11 · 4.8 m Low tide 15:39 · 2.3 m High tide 21:38 · 4.4 m
Sunday 18 October Low tide 04:00 · 2.5 m High tide 10:08 · 4.5 m Low tide 16:41 · 2.5 m High tide 22:47 · 4.2 m
Monday 19 October Low tide 05:09 · 2.7 m High tide 11:27 · 4.3 m Low tide 18:01 · 2.6 m
Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:15 · 4.1 m Low tide 06:33 · 2.7 m High tide 12:52 · 4.3 m Low tide 19:25 · 2.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:35 · 4.3 m Low tide 07:50 · 2.5 m High tide 14:00 · 4.6 m Low tide 20:30 · 2.1 m

Pentrez Beach - Saint-Nic: 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

352h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 352 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 19 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

Month with time restrictions

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 113 mm.

Monthly averages: Pentrez Beach - Saint-Nic

Monthly averages — Pentrez Beach - Saint-Nic — 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	155 h	9 °C	113 mm
February	22.0	215 h	11 °C	81 mm
March	24.0	218 h	13 °C	55 mm
April	28.0	287 h	15 °C	67 mm
May	27.5	330 h	18 °C	55 mm
June	28.0	327 h	20 °C	23 mm
July hours	30.5	352 h	21 °C	42 mm
August hours	29.0	305 h	21 °C	20 mm
September	27.5	280 h	18 °C	47 mm
October	23.5	214 h	17 °C	77 mm
November	19.5	161 h	14 °C	72 mm
December	22.5	176 h	11 °C	80 mm

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Technical details of Pentrez Beach - Saint-Nic spot

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Local association recommendations

Kitesardin School (Philippe Abgrall, BEPJEPS) — uses Pentrez as a school spot. Société des Régates de Douarnenez (SKTeam) — kite and wingfoil club.

Spot functioning

Free parking along the beach. Campings and restaurants nearby. Kite zone buoyed in the middle of the beach. At high tide (especially spring tides) the rigging/landing area is very tight — anticipate the tide before arriving. Water quickly gets deep from shore — no hazardous shallows. Shared with landkite operators (no conflict). Open year-round.

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

On the water

Baie de Douarnenez — approximately 10km of fetch. Sandy bottom, shallow close to shore, quickly deep further out with no sandbar — ideal for foiling without risk. Waves in SW/W/NW wind if Atlantic swell running. Buoyed glide zone shared with char à voile.

At high tide: very restricted launch/landing — plan around the tide. At low tide: wide beach, 300m+ of space.

Parking

Free parking along the beach, campsites and restaurants nearby

Wind specificities

Very wide wind window: south, southwest, west, northwest, north all work well. The large Baie de Douarnenez gives good fetch in southwest to northwest conditions. Summer thermal northwest is the primary wind. South and southeast provide offshore conditions — use only for experienced riders. Consistent and reliable spot thanks to the bay orientation.

Hazards

Anticipate the influence of the tide on the landing/storage area.

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