Overview

Berneval-sur-Mer is a kitesurf and windsurf spot on Normandy's Alabaster Coast, northeast of Dieppe (about 10 km). A marked kite zone is established here. The spot works mainly from west for waves, and powerfully from NE. Low tide is strongly preferred: at high tide, shore break on pebbles, disturbed wind, and strong currents make conditions difficult and potentially dangerous.

The site is known for a particular feature: with NE wind (offshore direction elsewhere on the coast), the wind blows notably strong on this spot — a quirk of its coastal orientation. Intermediate level spot; fishermen cohabit with riders — always check for lines at low tide.

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Spot forecast for Berneval-sur-Mer - Alabaster Coast (NE Specialty)

Sunrise 08:26 · Sunset 18:52

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

Next tides

High tide Wed 21 · 08:51 · 7.2 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 15:00 · 3.6 m
High tide Wed 21 · 21:17 · 7.4 m
Low tide Thu 22 · 03:39 · 3.2 m

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Berneval-sur-Mer - Alabaster Coast (NE Specialty): 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

263h

in August · 25 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in August: 22 rideable days a month and 263 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is November, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 126 mm.

Monthly averages: Berneval-sur-Mer - Alabaster Coast (NE Specialty)

Monthly averages — Berneval-sur-Mer - Alabaster Coast (NE Specialty) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.0	130 h	7 °C	115 mm
February	17.0	144 h	9 °C	85 mm
March	14.5	140 h	12 °C	48 mm
April	20.5	201 h	14 °C	61 mm
May	21.5	257 h	16 °C	73 mm
June	23.5	275 h	18 °C	58 mm
July	22.0	274 h	20 °C	72 mm
August	25.0	263 h	21 °C	30 mm
September	22.0	211 h	19 °C	126 mm
October	14.5	131 h	16 °C	101 mm
November	13.5	115 h	12 °C	101 mm
December	16.0	122 h	9 °C	48 mm

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Technical details of Berneval-sur-Mer - Alabaster Coast (NE Specialty) spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: N, ENE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Wind specificities

Two main working directions: West (waves, side-onshore port) and NE (powerful, often stronger than forecast — a local anomaly of this section of coast). All other directions with a southerly component are offshore — forbidden to practice. Low tide only: at high tide, conditions are difficult and dangerous (shore break, currents, disturbed wind). Kite zone active: mandatory to stay within it.

Hazards

A kite zone is set up and signposted at the spot entrance — mandatory to respect it or risk losing kite access. At high tide: shore break on pebbles, wind disturbed near the shore, strong current — avoid. At low tide with large coefficients: bouchots (mussel farms) and rocks emerge — watch out. Beware of numerous fishermen and their lines at low tide. NE wind can be strong, often more than forecast.

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Berneval-sur-Mer - Alabaster Coast (NE Specialty) kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot