Overview

Kitesurf

Saint-Suliac is a kitesurf spot on the Rance estuary (Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany), near Saint-Malo. This is a river/estuary spot rather than a true ocean beach — the Rance offers flat water conditions when the wind is right.

Best winds channel along the North-South axis of the estuary. Strongly tide-dependent — the Rance is managed by the tidal power plant (Usine marémotrice de la Rance) which controls water levels. Check both tide times and dam release schedules.

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Spot forecast for Saint-Suliac

Sunrise 08:35 · Sunset 19:09

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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 13.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:37 · 8.6 m Low tide 07:42 · 6.1 m High tide 15:16 · 8.9 m Low tide 22:01 · 5.9 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:02 · 8.9 m Low tide 10:54 · 5.9 m High tide 16:29 · 9.4 m Low tide 23:34 · 5.1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:04 · 9.6 m Low tide 11:55 · 4.9 m High tide 17:25 · 10.1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:20 · 4.2 m High tide 05:53 · 10.4 m Low tide 12:38 · 3.9 m High tide 18:11 · 11 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:58 · 3.2 m High tide 06:35 · 11.3 m Low tide 13:16 · 3 m High tide 18:52 · 11.8 m

Saint-Suliac: 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

150h

in May · 21 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 150 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is October, at 11 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is January, with 91 mm.

Monthly averages: Saint-Suliac

Monthly averages — Saint-Suliac — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.0	114 h	8 °C	91 mm
February	15.0	121 h	11 °C	47 mm
March	17.5	128 h	13 °C	33 mm
April	18.5	138 h	16 °C	32 mm
May	21.0	150 h	18 °C	31 mm
June	20.5	142 h	21 °C	20 mm
July	20.0	118 h	22 °C	44 mm
August	17.5	128 h	23 °C	20 mm
September	16.5	109 h	19 °C	58 mm
October	11.0	84 h	16 °C	56 mm
November	14.5	114 h	13 °C	52 mm
December	13.0	97 h	10 °C	41 mm

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Technical details of Saint-Suliac spot

The spot works with winds from N, S.

Depending on conditions: NNE, SSE, SSW, 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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