Overview

Les Rochelets is a kitesurf spot near Saint-Brévin on the Loire-Atlantique coast. Intermediate level with southwest to northwest dominant winds. Sandy beach close to the Loire estuary — tidal current awareness required.

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Spot forecast for Les Rochelets

Sunrise 08:34 · Sunset 19:12

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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 3.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 07:00 · 2.3 m High tide 12:38 · 3.8 m Low tide 19:45 · 2.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:29 · 3.7 m Low tide 08:06 · 2.1 m High tide 13:50 · 4 m Low tide 20:39 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:27 · 4 m Low tide 08:55 · 1.8 m High tide 14:40 · 4.3 m Low tide 21:21 · 1.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:08 · 4.3 m Low tide 09:35 · 1.4 m High tide 15:20 · 4.7 m Low tide 21:58 · 1.1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:45 · 4.7 m Low tide 10:12 · 1.1 m High tide 15:59 · 5 m Low tide 22:33 · 0.8 m

Les Rochelets : 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

376h

in July · 28 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 376 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is December, at 16 days.

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

Rideable days per month

Month with time restrictions

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 45%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 13%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 45% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 122 mm.

Monthly averages: Les Rochelets

Monthly averages — Les Rochelets — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.0	163 h	9 °C	122 mm
February	19.0	210 h	11 °C	76 mm
March	20.0	198 h	13 °C	50 mm
April	23.0	265 h	16 °C	46 mm
May	22.5	289 h	19 °C	55 mm
June	27.0	315 h	22 °C	38 mm
July hours	28.0	376 h	22 °C	39 mm
August hours	25.5	287 h	24 °C	15 mm
September	23.5	273 h	20 °C	72 mm
October	17.0	175 h	18 °C	86 mm
November	19.5	183 h	14 °C	80 mm
December	16.0	144 h	10 °C	44 mm

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Technical details of Les Rochelets spot

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

Depending on conditions: SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot functioning

In summer (15 May – 15 Sept): go directly to Plage des Rochelets and ride only within the designated zone. Respect the school and rider zones. Outside season: Plage de l'Océan is freely accessible. The Newkite association is the local resource for any regulatory questions.

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Summer regulations: From 15 May to 15 September, kitesurf practice at Saint-Brévin is exclusively restricted to Plage des Rochelets, in the zone between the alignments of Allée Alexandre Bernard and Allée André. A school zone is also open (between Allée Roger and Chemin de la Marine), reserved for schools with a maximum of 4 kites. Outside this period (16 September to 14 May), the Saint-Brévin l'Océan beach is accessible. A beach marshal is present in peak season — their authority must be respected. Marking equipment (board and kite) with your name is mandatory.
Required level: Intermediate

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