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Spot de plage de Kerguelen

plage de Kerguelen kitesurf spot

France · Bretagne

47.70 | -3.41

Overview

Plage de Kerguelen is a FFVL-approved kitesurf spot at Larmor-Plage (Morbihan, Brittany), home to one of the largest sailing schools in France. Respect for all beach users is essential.

Best winds are from South to South-West. The spot is accessible by bus from Lorient (lines 32, 51 and 54, stop "Larmor Plage - Parc Océanique"). Parking 30m from the beach at the nautical centre.

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plage de Kerguelen: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The season runs from February to September, peaking in August: 19 rideable days a month and 182 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is January, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 42% 13-20 knots · 41% 21-30 knots · 15% 31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 42% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 117 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — plage de Kerguelen — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 12.5 114 h 9 °C 117 mm
February 17.0 155 h 10 °C 57 mm
March 18.5 183 h 12 °C 50 mm
April 18.5 172 h 15 °C 51 mm
May 18.5 155 h 18 °C 38 mm
June 20.0 162 h 21 °C 22 mm
July 18.0 170 h 22 °C 40 mm
August 22.0 182 h 22 °C 24 mm
September 17.0 145 h 19 °C 50 mm
October 14.0 128 h 17 °C 66 mm
November 14.0 115 h 13 °C 67 mm
December 13.0 118 h 10 °C 48 mm
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Technical details of plage de Kerguelen spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

Hazards

Rocks in the middle of the beach — visible at low tide. SNSM lifeguard supervision from July 1 to August 31. Respect all beach users, especially the sailing school students.

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