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Quiberville-sur-Mer is one of the best kitesurf and windsurf spots on Normandy's Alabaster Coast, 10 km west of Dieppe and neighbouring Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. Set between superb chalk cliffs, the broad sandy beach at low tide provides a wide, pleasant riding space. Often paired with Saint-Aubin, both spots are intermediate-level and favoured by the regional kitesurf community.

Kite zone marked and signposted — mandatory. Sand at low tide, pebbles return at high tide. Works well from WSW to NW. NE wind (side-onshore starboard): one of the only spots in Seine-Maritime functional in this direction. Albâtre Kitesurf school operates from Saint-Aubin, covering this area. Easy parking. Cafés and restaurants nearby.

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Spot forecast for Quiberville-sur-Mer - Alabaster Coast

Sunrise 08:27 · Sunset 18:54

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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 · 08:45 · 6.9 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 14:54 · 3.4 m
High tide Wed 21 · 21:10 · 7.1 m
Low tide Thu 22 · 03:31 · 3 m

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Quiberville-sur-Mer - Alabaster Coast: 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

261h

in August · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in August: 23 rideable days a month and 261 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is November, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 127 mm.

Monthly averages: Quiberville-sur-Mer - Alabaster Coast

Monthly averages — Quiberville-sur-Mer - Alabaster Coast — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	13.5	112 h	7 °C	116 mm
February	13.5	113 h	10 °C	77 mm
March	16.0	140 h	12 °C	42 mm
April	21.0	201 h	14 °C	48 mm
May	22.5	261 h	16 °C	74 mm
June	24.0	266 h	19 °C	47 mm
July	24.0	275 h	20 °C	70 mm
August	25.5	261 h	21 °C	54 mm
September	20.0	186 h	19 °C	127 mm
October	13.0	127 h	16 °C	93 mm
November	11.5	99 h	12 °C	96 mm
December	12.0	92 h	9 °C	46 mm

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Technical details of Quiberville-sur-Mer - Alabaster Coast spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ENE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Local association recommendations

Albâtre Kitesurf — Seine-Maritime's first kitesurf school, based at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer / Saussemare. Operates on Quiberville and neighbouring spots. Groups of 2 max (kite), 4 max (SUP). March to November. BPJEPS diploma. Tel. 07 69 82 94 75. albatrekitesurf.com

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Wind specificities

Works from WSW to NW (dominant northwest wind of Normandy), side-onshore port tack — ideal. NE winds (rare but very reliable when present, often stronger than forecast): side-onshore starboard — one of the only spots in Seine-Maritime to work well in this direction. All other wind directions (E to S) are offshore or unfavourable — forbidden to navigate. Best waves on a falling tide.

Hazards

Sandy beach at low tide, but pebbles reappear at high tide — space to launch reduces significantly. Respect the kite zone (signposted at the spot entrance) under pain of losing kite access. Strong currents possible depending on tidal coefficient. Avoid offshore winds (SE to SW components): risk of being pushed out to sea. Beware of fishermen and their lines at low tide.

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