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Baie du Kernic - Plouescat (Sheltered Lagoon) kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot
France · Bretagne
Overview
The Baie du Kernic is a spectacular sheltered bay at the eastern end of the Keremma coastline, near Plouescat. Emerald/turquoise lagoon waters enclosed between the Keremma dunes to the north and sandy shores to the south. The bay empties completely at low tide — ideal for land kite (char à voile), buggies, speedsail — and fills from mid tide to give a beautiful protected flat-water sailing area.
Used as a flat-water refuge when conditions are wild on the exposed coast. AvelWest describes it as the ideal spot when Dossen or the open coast is too big. All wind directions work due to the enclosed bay geometry, though W/NW dominant in practice.
Spot forecast for Baie du Kernic - Plouescat (Sheltered Lagoon)
Sunrise 08:46 · Sunset 19:16
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Tides
Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4 km from the spot.
- Wednesday 21 October High tide · 5.7 m Low tide · 3.5 m High tide · 6.1 m Low tide · 3 m
- Thursday 22 October High tide · 6.2 m Low tide · 2.9 m High tide · 6.6 m Low tide · 2.4 m
- Friday 23 October High tide · 6.8 m Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 7.2 m Low tide · 1.8 m
- Saturday 24 October High tide · 7.3 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 7.7 m Low tide · 1.3 m
- Sunday 25 October High tide · 7.8 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 8.1 m Low tide · 0.9 m
Baie du Kernic - Plouescat (Sheltered Lagoon): when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
426h
in May · 30.5 rideable days
The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in May, with 426 hours of usable wind.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 146 mm.
Monthly averages: Baie du Kernic - Plouescat (Sheltered Lagoon)
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.5 | 232 h | 9 °C | 146 mm |
| February | 28.0 | 303 h | 12 °C | 80 mm |
| March | 30.0 | 357 h | 12 °C | 50 mm |
| April | 29.5 | 388 h | 14 °C | 51 mm |
| May | 30.5 | 426 h | 16 °C | 38 mm |
| June | 29.0 | 407 h | 19 °C | 24 mm |
| July | 30.5 | 422 h | 19 °C | 53 mm |
| August | 30.0 | 377 h | 21 °C | 25 mm |
| September | 28.5 | 341 h | 18 °C | 52 mm |
| October | 28.0 | 296 h | 16 °C | 60 mm |
| November | 26.0 | 249 h | 14 °C | 79 mm |
| December | 27.0 | 264 h | 11 °C | 99 mm |
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Technical details of Baie du Kernic - Plouescat (Sheltered Lagoon) spot
The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.
Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, SSE.
Local association recommendations
Char à voile base (Club de la Baie du Kernic) — present at low tide. AvelWest teaches in this zone. École Kitesurf Bretagne (ecolekitesurfbretagne.com) uses the Kernic bay.
Spot functioning
Access from Plouescat, follow signs for Baie du Kernic / Plage de Porsguen. Multiple access points around the bay perimeter. Works from mid tide to high tide for kite/wingfoil (flat water). At low tide: bay empty — char à voile, buggy, speedsail.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
On the water
Always flat — enclosed bay, no swell. Sandy bottom, shallow at mid tide. The bay fills from mid tide — navigable from approximately 5m water height. Tidal current at the mouth (north opening) during fill/drain — stay clear. Char à voile and buggies at low tide.
Wind specificities
All wind directions work in the bay — enclosed geometry offers protection from gusts on most orientations. Best: W/NW for length of runs. Rides well also in NE (favoured spring thermal direction for the whole Keremma zone). In practice, vent enters the bay less effectively at high tide than along the open coast. A good refuge when conditions are gusty or chaotic outside.
Hazards
Strong current at the bay mouth (north opening) when the bay fills/drains — respect during strong coefficients. No navigation at the bottom of the bay (Goulven/Kernic reserves — birds). At low tide: char à voile and buggies share the beach. At high tide: bay entrance can produce shorebreak.
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