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Kernisi - Rade de Brest, Crozon Peninsula kitesurf, wingfoil and windfoil spot

France · Bretagne

Spot currently openIntermediate level 48.37 | -4.43

Overview

Kernisi is a flat-water spot inside the Rade de Brest on the Crozon peninsula. S/SE/E wind — sheltered from Atlantic swell, ideal for freestyle and foiling. Restricted in July-August due to military and commercial maritime traffic. Works April to October around mid to high tide.

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Spot forecast for Kernisi - Rade de Brest, Crozon Peninsula

Sunrise 08:46 · Sunset 19:18

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

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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 1.3 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 Now01:384.5 m07:552.5 m14:054.8 m20:372.2 m02:394.8 m08:552.1 m14:585.2 m21:251.8 m03:265.2 m09:411.7 m15:425.6 m22:051.3 m04:065.7 m10:211.3 m16:236 m22:430.9 m03:456.1 m10:000.9 m16:026.3 m22:210.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 2.5 m High tide · 4.8 m Low tide · 2.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 4.8 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 5.2 m Low tide · 1.8 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 5.2 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 5.6 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 5.7 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 6 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Sunday 25 October High tide · 6.1 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 6.3 m Low tide · 0.7 m

Kernisi - Rade de Brest, Crozon Peninsula: 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

130h

in April · 13.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are April, October and September, at 10 rideable days and 16 °C. The low point is June, at 4.5 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 01/07 to 31/08. Juillet-août : trafic maritime militaire et commercial. Zones de navigation réglementées. The spot is only open from 01/04 to 31/10.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 13 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d A May: 6.5 rideable days M June: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d J July: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d J August: 8 rideable days A September: 7.5 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 11 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 13 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d A May: 6.5 rideable days M June: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d J July: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d J August: 8 rideable days A September: 7.5 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 11 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days D
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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 49%13-20 knots · 41%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 49% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is April, at 15 °C. The wettest month is April, with 64 mm.

Monthly averages: Kernisi - Rade de Brest, Crozon Peninsula
Monthly averages — Kernisi - Rade de Brest, Crozon Peninsula — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January closed 13.0 89 h 9 °C 126 mm
February closed 11.5 101 h 11 °C 78 mm
March closed 14.0 144 h 12 °C 57 mm
April 13.5 130 h 15 °C 64 mm
May 6.5 70 h 17 °C 34 mm
June 4.5 29 h 19 °C 21 mm
July closed 4.5 38 h 20 °C 38 mm
August closed 8.0 62 h 21 °C 22 mm
September 7.5 61 h 18 °C 57 mm
October 10.0 97 h 16 °C 58 mm
November closed 11.0 92 h 13 °C 79 mm
December closed 11.5 88 h 10 °C 101 mm

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Technical details of Kernisi - Rade de Brest, Crozon Peninsula spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: E, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
  • Open : from 01/04 to 31/10
  • Closed : from 01/07 to 31/08
    Juillet-août : trafic maritime militaire et commercial. Zones de navigation réglementées.
Required level
Intermediate

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