Trez-Bellec Beach - Argol (Douarnenez Bay) kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Bretagne

Spot currently openIntermediate level 48.22 | -4.37

Overview

Trez-Bellec-Plage is a small beach on the southern tip of the Crozon peninsula, on the commune of Argol, overlooking the Baie de Douarnenez. Exposed to W/SW winds. Quiet spot, little frequented.

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Spot forecast for Trez-Bellec Beach - Argol (Douarnenez Bay)

Sunrise 08:44 · Sunset 19:19

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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 3.1 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 Now00:154.1 m06:332.7 m12:524.3 m19:252.5 m01:354.3 m07:512.4 m14:014.6 m20:302.1 m02:334.6 m08:482.1 m14:515 m21:161.7 m03:185 m09:321.7 m15:345.4 m21:561.3 m03:585.5 m10:111.3 m16:135.8 m22:330.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 4.1 m Low tide · 2.7 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 2.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 2.4 m High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 2.1 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 5 m Low tide · 1.7 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 5 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 5.4 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 5.5 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 5.8 m Low tide · 0.9 m

Trez-Bellec Beach - Argol (Douarnenez Bay): 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

206h

in February · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to April, peaking in February: 20 rideable days a month and 206 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is May, at 15.5 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Zones de baignade en juillet-août.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d F March: 20 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d M June: 17 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days J August: 21 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 18 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 16.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d F March: 20 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d M June: 17 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days J August: 21 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 18 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 16.5 rideable days D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 67%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 67% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 111 mm.

Monthly averages: Trez-Bellec Beach - Argol (Douarnenez Bay)
Monthly averages — Trez-Bellec Beach - Argol (Douarnenez Bay) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.5 154 h 9 °C 111 mm
February 21.5 206 h 11 °C 75 mm
March 20.0 201 h 13 °C 57 mm
April 19.0 212 h 15 °C 66 mm
May 15.5 179 h 18 °C 37 mm
June 17.0 183 h 20 °C 21 mm
July hours 21.0 234 h 21 °C 41 mm
August hours 21.0 201 h 22 °C 22 mm
September 17.5 198 h 18 °C 40 mm
October 18.0 182 h 17 °C 62 mm
November 18.0 157 h 13 °C 74 mm
December 16.5 152 h 11 °C 83 mm

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Technical details of Trez-Bellec Beach - Argol (Douarnenez Bay) spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, NW.

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