Keremma Main Beach - Tréflez spot

Keremma Main Beach - Tréflez kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

France · Bretagne

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 9 m 48.65 | -4.24

Overview

Keremma is THE reference spot of the north Finistère coast — unmissable, with exceptional beauty. Wide white sand beach with lagoon colours, sheltered from waves by offshore rocky islets. Ideal for freeride, freestyle, learning and foiling. No breaking waves on the main beach.

Managed by the FKA (Finistère Kite Association). FFVL labelled. AvelWest school teaches here regularly.

The full Keremma zone stretches 5km of coastline, from Kerurus (west) to the Baie du Kernic (east), offering different configurations depending on wind and tide.

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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 4.3 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25 Now02:345.7 m09:003.4 m15:036.1 m21:393 m03:456.1 m10:012.9 m16:026.6 m22:292.4 m04:326.7 m10:472.3 m16:467.1 m23:101.8 m05:127.3 m11:281.7 m17:267.6 m23:491.3 m04:497.8 m11:071.2 m17:048 m23:280.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 5.7 m Low tide · 3.4 m High tide · 6.1 m Low tide · 3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 6.1 m Low tide · 2.9 m High tide · 6.6 m Low tide · 2.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 6.7 m Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 7.1 m Low tide · 1.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 7.3 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 7.6 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Sunday 25 October High tide · 7.8 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 8 m Low tide · 0.9 m

Keremma Main Beach - Tréflez: 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

411h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in May, with 411 hours of usable wind.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Juillet-août : zones de baignade à respecter. Réserve naturelle — accès dunes balisés.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 23 rideable days23 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 30 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 23 rideable days23 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 30 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 49%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 49% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 143 mm.

Monthly averages: Keremma Main Beach - Tréflez
Monthly averages — Keremma Main Beach - Tréflez — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.0 205 h 9 °C 143 mm
February 26.0 278 h 11 °C 82 mm
March 27.0 300 h 12 °C 50 mm
April 30.0 379 h 14 °C 53 mm
May 30.5 411 h 16 °C 40 mm
June 29.5 425 h 18 °C 24 mm
July hours 30.5 433 h 19 °C 55 mm
August hours 30.5 388 h 21 °C 25 mm
September 29.5 352 h 18 °C 49 mm
October 26.0 269 h 16 °C 55 mm
November 24.0 233 h 13 °C 77 mm
December 23.5 212 h 11 °C 100 mm

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Technical details of Keremma Main Beach - Tréflez spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Depending on conditions 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: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Local association recommendations

FKA (Finistère Kite Association) — manages the spot, local information. FFVL labelled. AvelWest (avel-west.com) teaches here. École Kitesurf Bretagne (ecolekitesurfbretagne.com) — itinerant school across north Finistère including Keremma.

Spot functioning

From Plouescat, follow signs for Keremma / Maison des Dunes / Camping d'Odé Vraz. Multiple access points and car parks within 200m of the beach. Warning: the Odé Vraz car park floods at high tide above coefficient 80 — check tide times before parking.

Works at all tides with a clear preference for low tide and NE wind — exceptional flat water, shallow over a large distance. At mid rising tide: ideal for beginners (standing depth almost everywhere). At high tide: more pronounced shorebreak, reduced space.

At low tide, land kite (char à voile), speedsails and buggies use the beach — coordinate accordingly.

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Open all year round
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Beginner
On the water

Always flat water on the main beach — offshore rocky islets absorb swell. At low tide: exceptional flat water, shallow over a large distance, rocks visible and easily spotted. At high tide: shorebreak. Some rocks in the bay — scout at low tide before riding. Strong current at the Kernic bay mouth (east side) — avoid approaching, especially at tide changes.

Parking

Multiple car parks within 200m. Most used: Odé Vraz campsite car park. Floods above coefficient 80 — check before parking. Access from Tréflez or Plouescat following signs for Keremma / Maison des Dunes.

Wind specificities

Wind orientations (source: Glisse29, AvelWest) :

  • W (side port tack): excellent — regular wind, long runs
  • NW (side-onshore port): very good — classic north Finistère
  • NE (side starboard): ideal — spring thermal, perfect flat water. Local preference by NE at low tide.
  • N (onshore): works, choppier sea state
  • SW/SSW: works, stable Atlantic depression wind

NE thermal is subtle in summer (8-15kt), mainly present in spring — memorable sessions. Depression winds more regular in autumn/winter/spring (200+ navigable days/year in north Finistère).

Right side of spot (Kernic entrance): sandbars create small waves in W/NW swell — wave fallback spot when Dossen is too big.

Hazards

Strong current at the Kernic bay mouth (east side) — area to avoid, especially at tide changes. Goulven ornithological reserve (west side): navigation strictly forbidden — do not approach (locals and birds will make this clear). Odé Vraz car park floods above coefficient 80. At low tide: share the beach with land kite, speedsail and buggies.

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