Overview

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Terrain de Foot is a kitesurf spot near Gâvres (Morbihan, Brittany), named after a football pitch used as a landmark near the launch zone. The spot is on the sheltered inner bay side of the Gâvres peninsula, offering flatter water conditions.

Best winds are from South-West to West, blowing across the bay. Tide-dependent — check tide times before heading out.

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Spot forecast for Terrain de Foot

Sunrise 08:39 · Sunset 19:16

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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 1.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:29 · 3.2 m Low tide 06:58 · 2.1 m High tide 13:06 · 3.4 m Low tide 19:47 · 1.9 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:53 · 3.4 m Low tide 08:05 · 1.9 m High tide 14:10 · 3.7 m Low tide 20:40 · 1.6 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:42 · 3.6 m Low tide 08:54 · 1.6 m High tide 14:54 · 3.9 m Low tide 21:21 · 1.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:20 · 3.9 m Low tide 09:34 · 1.3 m High tide 15:31 · 4.2 m Low tide 21:57 · 1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:55 · 4.2 m Low tide 10:10 · 1 m High tide 16:08 · 4.5 m Low tide 22:31 · 0.7 m

Terrain de Foot: 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

294h

in July · 28 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 23 rideable days a month and 294 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 11.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 113 mm.

Monthly averages: Terrain de Foot

Monthly averages — Terrain de Foot — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.5	113 h	9 °C	113 mm
February	16.5	165 h	10 °C	55 mm
March	16.0	133 h	12 °C	52 mm
April	19.5	193 h	15 °C	50 mm
May	20.5	202 h	18 °C	36 mm
June	23.5	250 h	20 °C	22 mm
July	28.0	294 h	21 °C	35 mm
August	24.5	242 h	22 °C	25 mm
September	21.0	208 h	18 °C	65 mm
October	14.0	126 h	17 °C	71 mm
November	14.5	117 h	14 °C	64 mm
December	15.5	128 h	11 °C	47 mm

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Technical details of Terrain de Foot spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: S, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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