Name: Les Blancs Sablons - Le Conquet
Address: FR

Overview

Les Blancs Sablons is a wave and freeride spot on the Iroise coast, facing the island of Ouessant. A "carrot spot" — unpredictable, sometimes fantastic, sometimes disappointing. Not a beginner spot.

Beach exposed to W/NW swells. Best kitesurf from low to mid tide — at high tide the beach shrinks dramatically (may disappear entirely in big coefficients) and the wind becomes very gusty. Great for wave riding, freeride, windsurf.

FFVL labelled spot. Referenced by AvelWest school.

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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 3.5 km from the spot.

Saturday 17 October Low tide 03:19 · 2.2 m High tide 09:36 · 5 m Low tide 15:47 · 2.3 m High tide 22:04 · 4.6 m
Sunday 18 October Low tide 04:06 · 2.5 m High tide 10:32 · 4.7 m Low tide 16:43 · 2.6 m High tide 23:09 · 4.4 m
Monday 19 October Low tide 05:08 · 2.8 m High tide 11:45 · 4.5 m Low tide 17:59 · 2.8 m
Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:29 · 4.3 m Low tide 06:32 · 2.8 m High tide 13:05 · 4.5 m Low tide 19:38 · 2.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:48 · 4.4 m Low tide 08:07 · 2.6 m High tide 14:14 · 4.8 m Low tide 20:56 · 2.3 m

Les Blancs Sablons - Le Conquet: 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

413h

in July · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 413 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is January, at 19 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Zone de baignade partie ouest (fanions). Éviter la marée haute par gros coefficient.

Rideable days per month

Month with time restrictions

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 45%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 13%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 45% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is January, with 112 mm.

Monthly averages: Les Blancs Sablons - Le Conquet

Monthly averages — Les Blancs Sablons - Le Conquet — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.0	162 h	10 °C	112 mm
February	21.5	236 h	11 °C	64 mm
March	24.5	249 h	12 °C	59 mm
April	26.0	309 h	15 °C	79 mm
May	28.0	371 h	17 °C	39 mm
June	28.5	398 h	19 °C	24 mm
July hours	30.0	413 h	19 °C	56 mm
August hours	28.0	310 h	20 °C	28 mm
September	27.0	299 h	17 °C	43 mm
October	21.0	212 h	16 °C	45 mm
November	20.0	190 h	14 °C	69 mm
December	19.0	190 h	11 °C	77 mm

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Technical details of Les Blancs Sablons - Le Conquet spot

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

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Local association recommendations

FFVL labelled spot. AvelWest — Finistère Nord kitesurf school (06 63 68 85 34). Surfing Iroise — surf school based at Les Blancs Sablons since 2010.

Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Beach break exposed to W/NW swell. Waves can be powerful — violent shorebreak at high tide. Some rocks present. Kite mainly from low to mid tide. SW gives port-tack side-on wind; NE gives starboard-tack side-on wind.

Parking

Several car parks about 400m from the beach. Most convenient for riders: GPS 48.36810, -4.75982. Le Conquet a few minutes away for supplies.

Wind specificities

Wind from SW to NNW is favourable — best sectors are W to NNW. Outside this range, wind is often irregular and gusty. SE is offshore. A North thermal works in summer and can deliver excellent NE sessions in spring.

Warning: at high tide with big coefficient, the wind becomes very gusty near the cliffs. Plan sessions around low tide.

Hazards

Intermediate to advanced level — powerful swell at times. At high tide with coefficient above 80: beach may disappear, very gusty wind near cliffs. Bathing zone in the west section from 1 July to 31 August (marked by flags on the beach). Must share with surfers, bodyboarders and windsurfers in good swell.

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