Overview

Utah Beach is one of the most historically famous D-Day landing beaches, on the east Cotentin coast. It is also a very large, multi-purpose kitesurf spot: 12 km of long, gently-sloping sandy beach, no rocks, safe for all levels. Flat water in offshore winds, small waves in onshore conditions.

Best at low tide for more space and organised plan d'eau. At high tide: very little beach space (dunes nearby). Beautiful "bassines" (natural pools) form on a falling tide — ideal for freestyle. Works from NE (side-onshore, waves) through SE and S (offshore, flat), and also NW. W wind is disturbed by the dunes — windsurf only. The CNPS community and club Avel-Mor (landboard) are present on site. Historic D-Day museum nearby adds a unique cultural dimension.

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Spot forecast for Utah Beach - D-Day Kite (East Cotentin)

Sunrise 08:35 · Sunset 19:03

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

Next tides

High tide Wed 21 · 07:54 · 5.4 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 14:14 · 3.1 m
High tide Wed 21 · 20:06 · 5.6 m
Low tide Thu 22 · 02:39 · 2.6 m

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Utah Beach - D-Day Kite (East Cotentin): 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

274h

in April · 25.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 23 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in April, with 274 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 103 mm.

Monthly averages: Utah Beach - D-Day Kite (East Cotentin)

Monthly averages — Utah Beach - D-Day Kite (East Cotentin) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.5	162 h	8 °C	103 mm
February	20.5	185 h	10 °C	67 mm
March	25.0	237 h	12 °C	33 mm
April	25.5	274 h	14 °C	34 mm
May	23.0	266 h	16 °C	37 mm
June	22.0	195 h	19 °C	22 mm
July	21.5	213 h	21 °C	38 mm
August	20.5	196 h	22 °C	9 mm
September	23.0	198 h	18 °C	62 mm
October	23.5	201 h	16 °C	46 mm
November	23.5	192 h	12 °C	40 mm
December	22.5	194 h	10 °C	37 mm

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Technical details of Utah Beach - D-Day Kite (East Cotentin) spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: N, S, SSW, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Local association recommendations

CNPS — Club Nautique de la Pointe de Saire — local community for the entire Val de Saire and east Cotentin coast. cnps-jonville.com

Club Avel-Mor — landboarding/char à voile club at Utah Beach. Adjacent to the kite spot.

Spot functioning

Access: from the D-Day museum, follow the coast road north. Camping with parking nearby. The Avel-Mor landboard club and beach access are on site. Prefer low tide to mid tide for kite. At high tide, beach disappears: check the tidal schedule. Neoprene boots recommended (shellfish beds in low tide areas).

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Wind specificities

NE to E: side-onshore port tack, small to medium waves. SE and S: offshore — flat water, ideal for freestyle, but stay close to shore with these directions. NW and N: also works, side to side-onshore depending on exact direction. W: dune wind turbulence — unsafe for kite, windsurf only. Best at low tide ±2 hours for open flat plan d'eau. Falling tide creates natural pools (bassines) for freestyle.

Hazards

At high tide: sea covers the beach up to the dunes — very little space to launch. Always check tidal height before going. W wind: the dunes disturb and channel the wind creating dangerous turbulences — practice with great caution or avoid. Shellfish beds (mussel and oyster) at low tide in some sections — wear neoprene boots. The Baie des Veys tidal current can be significant north of Utah Beach. Tidal amplitude is large here.

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