Porsmoguer Beach - Plougonvelin kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

France · Bretagne

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 9 m 48.41 | -4.78

Overview

Porsmoguer is an exposed beach on the Iroise coast north of the Pointe Saint-Mathieu (Plougonvelin), facing the open Iroise Sea. Wild, rarely surfed. Powerful wave spot, rocky environment. For experienced riders only.

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Spot forecast for Porsmoguer Beach - Plougonvelin

Sunrise 08:42 · Sunset 19:26

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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 4.3 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Sat 17Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21 Now03:312.3 m09:415.4 m15:582.4 m22:085 m04:172.6 m10:355 m16:542.8 m23:104.7 m05:192.9 m11:454.8 m18:092.9 m00:294.6 m06:423 m13:054.8 m19:422.8 m01:514.7 m08:122.8 m14:195.1 m20:592.5 m
  • Saturday 17 October Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 5.4 m Low tide · 2.4 m High tide · 5 m
  • Sunday 18 October Low tide · 2.6 m High tide · 5 m Low tide · 2.8 m High tide · 4.7 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 2.9 m High tide · 4.8 m Low tide · 2.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 3 m High tide · 4.8 m Low tide · 2.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 4.7 m Low tide · 2.8 m High tide · 5.1 m Low tide · 2.5 m

Porsmoguer Beach - Plougonvelin: 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

347h

in July · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 347 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days N December: 18 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is January, with 107 mm.

Monthly averages: Porsmoguer Beach - Plougonvelin
Monthly averages — Porsmoguer Beach - Plougonvelin — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 15.5 141 h 10 °C 107 mm
February 18.5 209 h 11 °C 71 mm
March 18.5 189 h 12 °C 57 mm
April 22.0 251 h 14 °C 75 mm
May 19.0 251 h 17 °C 38 mm
June 23.0 294 h 18 °C 27 mm
July 27.5 347 h 19 °C 65 mm
August 24.5 259 h 20 °C 23 mm
September 21.0 233 h 17 °C 42 mm
October 18.5 181 h 16 °C 46 mm
November 17.5 158 h 13 °C 69 mm
December 18.0 180 h 11 °C 80 mm

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Technical details of Porsmoguer Beach - Plougonvelin spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: N, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Hazards

Powerful Iroise swell. Rocky surroundings, isolated beach. No rescuers. Advanced riders only. Offshore wind (E/SE) — never ride alone.

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