Kitesurfing

🏄 Brittany

🏄 Brittany

OpenSome waters users around$$$kite spotdestination
7.5
About Brittany

Brittany offers diverse kiting across three main regions with varying characteristics. Côtes d'Armor features strong winds and large beaches with kickers, optimal with NW flow. Morbihan provides versatile flat and wave options with consistent SW-influenced winds year-round. Finistère is a broad playground ranging from NE to SW exposures, offering flats, big bays with kickers, and excellent variety. Cold Atlantic waters require wetsuits. Multiple regional airports serve the area. Winter months bring stormy conditions, while summer provides steadier winds.

Amenities

Multiple airportsNearby surfingFishing opportunities

Highlights

  • Multiple regions
  • Flat and waves
  • NW/SW winds
  • Varied terrain
Conditions at a glance

Wind strength

It gets Strong (Up to 30 knots)

Consistency

It's windy Every week

Wind quality

Pretty steady · cold wind

Water

FlatWaves

Water temp

Cold (You need a wetsuit)

Boosting direction

Either direction

Windy months

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Woo big-air record: 24.7 m by rêve o kite · bottom-end kite 20m+

Spots at this destination

  • Saint-Michel en Grèves
  • Trestel
  • Caroual
  • Lancieux
  • Plage du sillon
  • Kerhilio
  • Sainte Barbe
  • Guidel
  • Penthièvre
  • Tronoën
  • Le Dossen
  • Goulien
  • Blanc Sablons
  • Sainte Marguerite
  • Keremma
Wind & conditions
  • Wind reliability2.5
  • Avg wind (peak months)9 kt
  • Water temp4–16 °C
  • Best seasonAround Nov
Season Stats

Typical month-by-month snapshot — use live forecasts before you go.

MonthWind chanceAvg windAir °CWater °C
Jan16%8.5 kt5.73.7
Feb21%8.8 kt6.44.4
Mar22%9.2 kt86
Apr8%7.9 kt9.17.1
May13%8.8 kt12.310.3
Jun3%7.1 kt16.414.4
Jul5%8 kt17.615.6
Aug2%7.6 kt17.515.5
Sep7%7.6 kt16.614.6
Oct18%8.9 kt13.511.5
Nov28%9.4 kt97
Dec26%9.4 kt6.94.9
Spot video
Community scores
Verified

7.5/10

  • 💨Wind reliability8.0
  • 💧Water conditions7.5
  • 🚀Launch zone7.5
  • 🏞️Scenery7.5
Location

Getting there

By car: Parking varies by spot — check local signs and kite school partners.

Shuttle: Many schools offer pickups from nearby towns.

Travel & practical info

Getting there

Fly to airports (Brest; Pleurtuit; Lorient and Nantes) and drive to the spotsEasy to visit (< 2 hours from airport)

Car needed

Yes — plan on renting a car

Cost of a kite day

Expensive ($50-120 /day)

Internet

Good (video calls and streaming)

Local infrastructure

Very High Development (crazy fast internet and somewhere to charge my Tesla)
Family friendlyKite shop

Off-wind activities

  • Surfing
  • Fishing
  • paragliding
Windguru forecast
Pro tip
Pack an extra smaller kite for the afternoons — many classic spots build through the day. Respect locals and keep the beach clean.
Reviews
Great vibe and reliable wind — this place keeps us coming back every season.