Overview

Kitesurf

Guidel-Plage is a kitesurf spot on the Morbihan Atlantic coast south of Lorient. West-facing beach with dominant southwest to northwest winds. Intermediate level with moderate swell conditions.

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Spot forecast for Guidel Plage

Sunrise 08:40 · Sunset 19:17

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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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 3.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:28 · 3.1 m Low tide 06:56 · 2.1 m High tide 13:05 · 3.4 m Low tide 19:45 · 1.9 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:51 · 3.3 m Low tide 08:04 · 1.8 m High tide 14:09 · 3.6 m Low tide 20:38 · 1.6 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:41 · 3.6 m Low tide 08:52 · 1.6 m High tide 14:53 · 3.9 m Low tide 21:19 · 1.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:20 · 3.9 m Low tide 09:32 · 1.3 m High tide 15:31 · 4.2 m Low tide 21:55 · 1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:55 · 4.2 m Low tide 10:09 · 1 m High tide 16:07 · 4.5 m Low tide 22:30 · 0.7 m

Guidel Plage: 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

36h

in July · 6.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are September, July and June, at 6 rideable days and 21 °C. The low point is December, at 1 day.

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 · 72%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 125 mm.

Monthly averages: Guidel Plage

Monthly averages — Guidel Plage — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	2.5	19 h	9 °C	125 mm
February	3.5	16 h	11 °C	61 mm
March	3.0	13 h	13 °C	55 mm
April	4.5	18 h	16 °C	52 mm
May	4.0	21 h	18 °C	52 mm
June	5.0	25 h	21 °C	19 mm
July hours	6.5	36 h	22 °C	52 mm
August hours	3.5	19 h	23 °C	17 mm
September	7.0	44 h	19 °C	56 mm
October	4.0	14 h	17 °C	65 mm
November	4.5	22 h	14 °C	80 mm
December	1.0	9 h	10 °C	52 mm

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Technical details of Guidel Plage spot

The spot works with winds from W.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round

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