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Gâvres kitesurf spot

France · Bretagne

Spot currently openIntermediate level 47.7 | -3.33

Overview

Gâvres is a kitesurf spot on the Gâvres peninsula (Morbihan, Brittany). The village of Gâvres sits at the tip of a narrow sandy peninsula sheltering the port of Lorient. The outer Atlantic shore offers direct exposure to westerly winds with good swell, while the inner bay side offers flatter water.

Multiple launch options depending on wind direction. Tide-dependent. A hub for kitesurf in south Morbihan alongside the nearby Larmor-Plage spots.

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Spot forecast for Gâvres

Sunrise 08:39 · 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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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 3.7 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 Now00:293.2 m06:582.1 m13:063.4 m19:471.9 m01:533.4 m08:051.9 m14:103.7 m20:401.6 m02:423.6 m08:541.6 m14:543.9 m21:211.3 m03:203.9 m09:341.3 m15:314.2 m21:571 m03:554.2 m10:101 m16:084.5 m22:310.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 3.4 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 · 3.6 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 0.7 m

Gâvres: 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

316h

in July · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 316 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 25 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J August: 26 rideable days A September: 22.5 rideable days S October: 17 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 25 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J August: 26 rideable days A September: 22.5 rideable days S October: 17 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 51%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 9%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 51% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 115 mm.

Monthly averages: Gâvres
Monthly averages — Gâvres — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 12.5 124 h 8 °C 115 mm
February 17.5 186 h 11 °C 56 mm
March 19.5 173 h 12 °C 50 mm
April 22.0 233 h 15 °C 51 mm
May 22.0 223 h 18 °C 38 mm
June 25.0 272 h 20 °C 20 mm
July 27.5 316 h 21 °C 35 mm
August 26.0 277 h 22 °C 24 mm
September 22.5 236 h 18 °C 79 mm
October 17.0 160 h 17 °C 69 mm
November 16.5 142 h 13 °C 62 mm
December 17.5 159 h 10 °C 46 mm

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Technical details of Gâvres spot

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

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: SSE, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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