Overview

Kitesurf

Bernières-sur-Mer is a kitesurf spot on the Côte de Nacre (Calvados), on the historic Juno Beach D-Day landing site (NB sector) between Courseulles-sur-Mer and Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. The north-facing beach catches the classic onshore winds: North-East and North-West.

Tidal spot with a sandy beach. The Juno Beach Centre commemorates the Canadian D-Day landing of June 6, 1944. Respect designated zones during the busy summer season. A historically significant spot on the Calvados D-Day landing beaches.

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Spot forecast for Bernières-sur-Mer

Sunrise 08:30 · Sunset 19:02

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

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 11:11 · 3.8 m
High tide Tue 20 · 12:10 · 3.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:40 · 3.7 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:43 · 5.9 m

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Bernières-sur-Mer: 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

191h

in August · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in August: 21 rideable days a month and 191 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is February, at 7.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 114 mm.

Monthly averages: Bernières-sur-Mer

Monthly averages — Bernières-sur-Mer — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	73 h	8 °C	114 mm
February	7.5	61 h	11 °C	54 mm
March	14.0	110 h	12 °C	44 mm
April	18.0	177 h	14 °C	21 mm
May	20.0	218 h	16 °C	44 mm
June	21.0	205 h	19 °C	58 mm
July	21.5	206 h	21 °C	67 mm
August	22.5	191 h	23 °C	19 mm
September	12.0	125 h	19 °C	77 mm
October	11.5	89 h	16 °C	63 mm
November	8.5	69 h	12 °C	53 mm
December	9.5	69 h	9 °C	28 mm

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Technical details of Bernières-sur-Mer spot

The spot works with winds from NE, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ENE, WNW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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