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Saint-Pierre-Quiberon - Penthièvre Bay (Flat Water) kitesurf spot

France · Bretagne

Spot currently openBeginner level 47.55 | -3.13

Overview

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon - Penthièvre Baie is the sheltered bay side of the Quiberon isthmus, facing east into the Quiberon bay. Flat water in north to northwest and west winds. FFVL-labelled beginner spot — no ocean swell, protected from the Atlantic. Seasonal spot (April to October). Very different character from the ocean side.

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Spot forecast for Saint-Pierre-Quiberon - Penthièvre Bay (Flat Water)

Sunrise 08:38 · Sunset 19:16

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

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Swell and waves

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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 1.7 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 Now00:283.3 m07:032.1 m13:053.5 m19:511.9 m01:523.4 m08:101.9 m14:093.7 m20:441.6 m02:423.7 m08:581.6 m14:544 m21:241.3 m03:214 m09:381.3 m15:324.3 m22:001 m03:564.3 m10:141 m16:084.6 m22:350.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 3.5 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 · 3.7 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 0.8 m

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon - Penthièvre Bay (Flat Water): 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

380h

in July · 29 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 18 °C. It peaks in July, with 380 hours of usable wind.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Juillet-août : zones de baignade à respecter. The spot is only open from 01/04 to 31/10.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days J February: 19 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days29 d J August: 29 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d N December: 20 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days J February: 19 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days29 d J August: 29 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d N December: 20 rideable days D
Closed monthMonth with time restrictions

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is April, at 15 °C. The wettest month is October, with 75 mm.

Monthly averages: Saint-Pierre-Quiberon - Penthièvre Bay (Flat Water)
Monthly averages — Saint-Pierre-Quiberon - Penthièvre Bay (Flat Water) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January closed 23.0 187 h 8 °C 117 mm
February closed 19.0 180 h 10 °C 59 mm
March closed 20.5 210 h 12 °C 44 mm
April 26.0 261 h 15 °C 51 mm
May 28.5 330 h 17 °C 32 mm
June 28.0 351 h 19 °C 17 mm
July hours 29.0 380 h 20 °C 34 mm
August hours 29.0 309 h 21 °C 13 mm
September 25.5 276 h 18 °C 64 mm
October 23.0 200 h 17 °C 75 mm
November closed 18.5 165 h 14 °C 70 mm
December closed 20.0 190 h 11 °C 53 mm

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Technical details of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon - Penthièvre Bay (Flat Water) spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot functioning

Access from Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, bay side (east). Flat water sessions in north, northwest, west wind — giving cross to cross-onshore conditions on this east-facing bay. In summer: respect bathing zones. Best conditions: mid to high tide for maximum water depth in the bay. Sessions April to October.

Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
  • Open : from 01/04 to 31/10
  • Closed : from 01/07 to 31/08 (09:00 – 19:00)
    Juillet-août : zones de baignade à respecter.
Required level
Beginner
On the water

Sheltered flat bay water — completely protected from Atlantic swell. Sandy bottom. Large tidal range. Sessions best from mid to high tide. No currents compared to the ocean side. Ideal for learning and foiling.

Wind specificities

North, northwest, west and southwest winds give cross to onshore conditions on this east-facing bay. The Quiberon peninsula to the west provides shelter from direct Atlantic swell. Thermal cycle consistent in summer afternoons from the southwest to northwest.

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