Overview

Saint-Pabu is part of the 2.8km of continuous beach shared with Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau, on the Aber Ildut / Aber Benoît coast, north Finistère. Intermediate-level spot, flat water, beginner-friendly. Best from rising tide to avoid rocks.

Wind from SW to NE (best NE/W). Very similar conditions to the adjacent Trois-Moutons beach. Kite + windfoil + wingfoil. Used by AvelWest school.

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Spot forecast for Saint-Pabu Beach - Aber Ildut

Sunrise 08:47 · Sunset 19:18

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

Next tides

Low tide Wed 21 · 08:34 · 3.2 m
High tide Wed 21 · 14:43 · 5.7 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 21:16 · 2.8 m
High tide Thu 22 · 03:22 · 5.7 m

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Saint-Pabu Beach - Aber Ildut: 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

416h

in July · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 29 rideable days a month and 416 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is January, at 19.5 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Zones de baignade. Sessions de préférence à la montante.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 52%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is January, with 115 mm.

Monthly averages: Saint-Pabu Beach - Aber Ildut

Monthly averages — Saint-Pabu Beach - Aber Ildut — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.5	179 h	10 °C	115 mm
February	23.5	253 h	12 °C	81 mm
March	26.5	276 h	12 °C	63 mm
April	29.5	349 h	14 °C	76 mm
May	28.5	388 h	16 °C	48 mm
June	28.5	394 h	18 °C	22 mm
July hours	30.0	416 h	19 °C	57 mm
August hours	29.5	350 h	20 °C	33 mm
September	29.0	325 h	18 °C	55 mm
October	24.5	236 h	16 °C	49 mm
November	22.0	206 h	14 °C	69 mm
December	22.5	196 h	11 °C	108 mm

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Technical details of Saint-Pabu Beach - Aber Ildut spot

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Local association recommendations

AvelWest — kitesurf school Finistère Nord, uses Saint-Pabu as a teaching spot. Rêve O Kite — kitesurf school also operating in the area (Landéda/Sainte-Marguerite zone).

Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Flat water, tidal bay. Sandy at mid-tide, rocks exposed at high tide (coefficient > 60). Plan around rising tide for best conditions. Some seaweed on lines risk in areas where kelp accumulates at waterline.

Wind specificities

Wind from SW to NE, best NE and W. S is often gusty. NW is reliable and offers great flat sessions at low to mid tide.

Hazards

Tidal currents from the Aber Benoît estuary — strong at peak flow. At high tide with coefficient above 60: beach may touch the rocks (1–3 hours either side of high tide). Plan sessions around rising tide to have sand underfoot. Seaweed (goémon) can interfere with lines — react immediately if lines get caught.

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