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Plage de Guerande kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Pays de la Loire

Spot currently openIntermediate level 47.33 | -2.5

Overview

Plage de Guérande is a kitesurf spot near Guérande/La Turballe on the Loire-Atlantique coast. Southwest to northwest dominant winds. Intermediate level with moderate Atlantic conditions. Good spot in the Côte d'Amour area north of La Baule.

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Spot forecast for Plage de Guerande

Sunrise 08:35 · Sunset 19:13

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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 4.7 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 Now00:143.4 m07:002.2 m12:543.7 m19:462 m01:463.6 m08:062 m14:033.9 m20:391.7 m02:383.9 m08:551.7 m14:484.2 m21:211.4 m03:164.2 m09:351.4 m15:264.5 m21:571.1 m03:514.5 m10:121.1 m16:034.8 m22:320.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.6 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 4.8 m Low tide · 0.8 m

Plage de Guerande: 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

335h

in July · 28 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 335 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is December, at 15.5 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

0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 25 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days28 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 21.5 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 25 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days28 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 120 mm.

Monthly averages: Plage de Guerande
Monthly averages — Plage de Guerande — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.5 152 h 9 °C 120 mm
February 18.5 198 h 10 °C 56 mm
March 18.5 173 h 12 °C 46 mm
April 21.5 234 h 15 °C 48 mm
May 21.0 260 h 18 °C 44 mm
June 25.0 281 h 21 °C 22 mm
July hours 28.0 335 h 21 °C 43 mm
August hours 25.0 249 h 22 °C 20 mm
September 21.0 234 h 19 °C 57 mm
October 16.0 158 h 17 °C 83 mm
November 19.0 174 h 14 °C 70 mm
December 15.5 143 h 10 °C 46 mm

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Technical details of Plage de Guerande spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: N, SSE.

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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