Overview

Caroual is the largest beach at Erquy — an exceptional playground with vast sand stretches, beautiful rocky reliefs, and regular Atlantic swell. Managed by Emeraude Kite association. All disciplines possible: freestyle, freeride, slalom, waves. KiteCenter22 school operates here (initiation on sand, then water). The bay of Erquy (west of port) provides a deep, obstacle-free flat-water area for beginners when Caroual conditions are too demanding.

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Spot forecast for Caroual Beach - Erquy (Côte d'Armor)

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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 1.6 km from the spot.

Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:47 · 8.1 m Low tide 10:23 · 5.3 m High tide 16:16 · 8.6 m Low tide 23:10 · 4.6 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:53 · 8.8 m Low tide 11:33 · 4.5 m High tide 17:13 · 9.3 m Low tide 23:59 · 3.7 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:42 · 9.6 m Low tide 12:17 · 3.5 m High tide 18:00 · 10.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:39 · 2.8 m High tide 06:24 · 10.4 m Low tide 12:57 · 2.7 m High tide 18:41 · 10.9 m
Sunday 25 October Low tide 01:17 · 2 m High tide 06:03 · 11.2 m Low tide 12:35 · 1.9 m High tide 18:20 · 11.6 m

Caroual Beach - Erquy (Côte d'Armor): 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

336h

in August · 30 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in August: 27 rideable days a month and 336 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is November, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 91 mm.

Monthly averages: Caroual Beach - Erquy (Côte d'Armor)

Monthly averages — Caroual Beach - Erquy (Côte d'Armor) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	168 h	9 °C	91 mm
February	21.5	213 h	11 °C	62 mm
March	21.0	216 h	13 °C	32 mm
April	25.5	280 h	15 °C	35 mm
May	24.0	290 h	17 °C	24 mm
June	27.0	302 h	20 °C	22 mm
July	29.0	355 h	21 °C	37 mm
August	30.0	336 h	23 °C	19 mm
September	23.5	270 h	19 °C	67 mm
October	20.0	188 h	17 °C	59 mm
November	17.0	154 h	13 °C	51 mm
December	20.5	175 h	10 °C	35 mm

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Technical details of Caroual Beach - Erquy (Côte d'Armor) spot

The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Local association recommendations

KiteCenter22 (kitecenter22.fr) — kite school based at Caroual, active on this spot. Emeraude Kite (emeraudekite.com) — local association managing spot information. Zone de kite: left (west) side of beach only — right side (Erquy village) is a designated swimming zone, strictly forbidden for kite.

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Wind specificities

Minimum WSW (225°) required for stable, non-gusty conditions (source: Emeraude Kite). At low tide: more regular wind. At high tide: wind disrupted by Pointe de Pléneuf-Val-André — gusty regardless of direction. WSW is the ideal side-shore tack. NW also works (side-onshore). Swell: W/NW — wave conditions appreciated by windsurfers, wingfoilers and experienced kitesurfers.

Hazards

Strictly forbidden to launch on the right (east/Erquy village) side — supervised swimming zone. Kite zone: west half only. The Pointe de Pléneuf-Val-André (upwind) creates gusty and disrupted wind — minimum WSW (225°) required at low tide for stable conditions. At high tide: wind disrupted and gusty regardless of direction — prefer mid to low tide. Cohabitation with char à voile, speedsail, surfers, windsurfers, swimmers — coordinate carefully.

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