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Kerguelen kitesurf spot

France · Bretagne

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 47.7 | -3.4

Overview

Kerguelen is a kitesurf spot at Larmor-Plage (Morbihan, Brittany), a different section from the well-known Kerguelen sailing school beach. This spot on the western shore works best with South-South-West and South-West winds blowing onshore.

Tide-dependent with typical Morbihan tidal range. Part of a cluster of kitesurf spots in the Larmor-Plage / Gâvres area offering options for different wind directions.

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Spot forecast for Kerguelen

Sunrise 08:39 · Sunset 19:16

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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 2.6 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 Now00:293.2 m06:582.1 m13:063.4 m19:471.9 m01:533.4 m08:051.9 m14:103.7 m20:401.6 m02:423.6 m08:541.6 m14:543.9 m21:211.3 m03:203.9 m09:341.3 m15:314.2 m21:571 m03:554.2 m10:101 m16:084.5 m22:310.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 1.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 3.7 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

Kerguelen: 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

173h

in August · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in August: 18 rideable days a month and 173 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d J February: 15 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 18 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days J July: 18 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d A September: 16.5 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d J February: 15 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 18 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days J July: 18 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d A September: 16.5 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 12 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 41%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 16%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 42% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 117 mm.

Monthly averages: Kerguelen
Monthly averages — Kerguelen — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.5 103 h 9 °C 117 mm
February 15.0 133 h 11 °C 57 mm
March 16.5 153 h 12 °C 51 mm
April 18.5 163 h 16 °C 52 mm
May 18.0 145 h 18 °C 37 mm
June 19.0 157 h 21 °C 22 mm
July 18.0 166 h 22 °C 39 mm
August 21.5 173 h 22 °C 24 mm
September 16.5 140 h 19 °C 51 mm
October 13.5 116 h 17 °C 66 mm
November 13.0 108 h 13 °C 67 mm
December 12.0 113 h 10 °C 47 mm

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Technical details of Kerguelen spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Depending on conditions 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 SSE, S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: SE, WSW.

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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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