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Spot de Le Yelen - Crozon (Rade de Brest)

Le Yelen - Crozon (Rade de Brest) kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

France · Bretagne

48.33 | -4.39

Overview

Le Yelen is a spot on the northern shore of the Crozon peninsula, facing the Rade de Brest. Sheltered from Atlantic swell, flat water in S/SE/E winds — good for freestyle and foiling. Works around mid to high tide. Restricted in summer due to maritime traffic (Brest naval base).

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Le Yelen - Crozon (Rade de Brest): when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, August and June, at 24 rideable days and 21 °C. The low point is January, at 15 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Juillet-août : zones de baignade et trafic maritime à respecter.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

*Month with time restrictions 7-12 knots · 41% 13-20 knots · 43% 21-30 knots · 15% 31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 43% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 127 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Le Yelen - Crozon (Rade de Brest) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 15.0 137 h 9 °C 127 mm
February 20.5 208 h 11 °C 76 mm
March 20.5 200 h 13 °C 60 mm
April 20.5 234 h 15 °C 63 mm
May 19.0 220 h 18 °C 42 mm
June 21.0 261 h 21 °C 23 mm
July hours 25.0 310 h 21 °C 41 mm
August hours 24.5 279 h 22 °C 22 mm
September 20.5 237 h 18 °C 50 mm
October 19.5 187 h 17 °C 61 mm
November 17.0 157 h 13 °C 85 mm
December 17.5 160 h 10 °C 98 mm
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Technical details of Le Yelen - Crozon (Rade de Brest) spot

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Spot opening date
  • Closed: from 01/07 to 31/08 (09:00 - 19:00)
    Juillet-août : zones de baignade et trafic maritime à respecter.
Required level

Intermediate

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