When is kitesurfing at Penthièvre (Quiberon) dangerous?

With the wind from the east, it blows offshore at Penthièvre (Quiberon): you get pushed off the beach onto open water and can't get back if something goes wrong. Offshore wind is always a no-go, however hard it blows. kitesurfing is a no-go in the dark, too.

Which spots are near Penthièvre (Quiberon)?

The nearest spots are La Baule (K13) (67 km), La Torche (Pors Carn) (96 km), Saint-Jean-de-Monts (La Davière) (115 km). If the wind is wrong at Penthièvre (Quiberon), one of these is often safe to ride.

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Penthièvre (Quiberon)

18knSSEgusts to 25 kn

Your 12m, or 9m if you want it calmer. Cross-shore wind, mind the direction. In the gusts, more like your 9m.

Current with the wind: harder to stay upwind.

now · modelWindow 17:00–19:00 · 18 kn · light until 19:58

	Tue 29 September							Wed 30 September																								Thu 1 October · coarse model																								Fri 2 October · coarse model																								Sat 3 October · coarse model																								Sun 4 October · coarse model																								Mon 5 October · coarse model
Hour
GO	Go	Go	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	Marginal	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Marginal	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go
Wind	1825	1625	1321	1118	1317	1724	1524	1723	1723	823	814	1215	1316	616	67	811	811	1114	1316	1417	1620	1422	1622	1724	1723	1321	1322	1120	1018	1321	1519	1420	1925	1324	1218	1015	1113	1114	1114	1014	1012	1013	812	710	78	68	812	811	711	711	69	59	48	36	35	23	33	45	34	34	46	57	57	58	58	69	69	69	58	47	46	46	36	16	25	45	46	46	46	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	68	58	57	47	36	35	35	35	57	610	712	513	614	915	914	812	711	711	711	811	711	711	711	913	1015	1016	1016	1015	1015	1015	914	914	913	813	813	914	1015	1115	1115	1015	1015	914	913	913	913	913	913	913	914	1014	1014	1014	914	914	914	913	813	813	812	812	812	913
Sky	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain	rain	cloudy	rain	rain	rain	cloudy	showers	rain	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	showers	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	showers	showers	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear night	clear night	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	clear night	clear night	clear night
	individual models per hour, tap to collapse
AROME	18	16	13	11	13	17	15	17	17	8	8	12	13	6	6	8	8	11	13	14	16	14	16	17	17	13	13	11	10	13	15	14	19	13	12	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	8	7	7	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ICON	16	14	13	10	7	8	11	7	6	7	13	13	18	11	8	9	9	8	9	10	10	11	12	14	14	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	5	6	7	5	6	9	9	8	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GFS	19	17	15	14	10	12	12	10	10	20	25	23	21	17	15	15	11	9	12	13	13	14	15	14	15	12	13	15	12	14	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	10	9	9	8	8	9	8	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	8	6	5	4	4	2	1	3	6	8	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	6	5	4	5	3	2	3	4	7	10	11	12	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	8	8	5	1	2	4	7	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	3	3	4	4	6	8	10	11	11	11	11
Direction	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSE	S	SW	WSW	W	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	WNW	NW	NW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Kite	12m	12m	12m	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	12m	12m	12m	9m	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Waves	1.4	1.38	1.34	1.32	1.3	1.26	1.24	1.34	1.44	1.54	1.68	1.8	1.94	2.02	2.12	2.2	2.18	2.16	2.14	2.12	2.12	2.1	2.14	2.2	2.24	2.3	2.38	2.44	2.46	2.5	2.52	2.52	2.5	2.5	2.48	2.46	2.44	2.4	2.34	2.3	2.28	2.26	2.24	2.26	2.3	2.32	2.34	2.36	2.38	2.34	2.32	2.28	2.2	2.14	2.06	2	1.94	1.88	1.84	1.78	1.74	1.7	1.68	1.64	1.62	1.58	1.56	1.52	1.5	1.46	1.42	1.38	1.34	1.3	1.28	1.24	1.22	1.22	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.18	1.18	1.16	1.14	1.12	1.1	1.06	1.04	1.02	1	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.96	0.96	0.94	0.94	0.92	0.9	0.88	0.86	0.84	0.82	0.8	0.78	0.78	0.76	0.76	0.76	0.76	0.74	0.72	0.7	0.68	0.68	0.66	0.66	0.68	0.68	0.68	0.66	0.66	0.66	0.66	0.66	0.64	0.64	0.62	0.6	0.6	0.58	0.56	0.56	0.54	0.54	0.52	0.52	0.5	0.5	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.48
Current	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.4	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.3	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	slack	slack	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	slack	slack
Water

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Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Penthièvre (Quiberon)

All year, water activities are only allowed from 3 hours before to 3 hours after low tide. In high season (June to mid-September), launch only from the technical zone at access 10/11 and head straight out beyond 300 m; not for beginners. Outside kite zones and kite lanes, a 5-knot speed limit applies within 300 m of the shoreline. Source: Saint-Pierre-Quiberon arrêté 187/2026.

Wind directions & safety

The open water at Penthièvre (Quiberon) faces W (260°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are southwest, west and northwest (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the north, northeast, southeast and south, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the east, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).

On this page you'll find the live wind, the hourly forecast and a personal go/no-go for Penthièvre (Quiberon), plus your ideal kite or wing size, nearby parking and (where available) a live beach webcam. Wind data: AROME and HARMONIE via Open-Meteo.

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	Tue 29 September	Wed 30 September	Thu 1 October · coarse model	Fri 2 October · coarse model	Sat 3 October · coarse model	Sun 4 October · coarse model	Mon 5 October · coarse model
GO	Go	Go	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	Marginal	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Go	Marginal	Marginal	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go	No-go
Wind	1825	1625	1321	1118	1317	1724	1524	1723	1723	823	814	1215	1316	616	67	811	811	1114	1316	1417	1620	1422	1622	1724	1723	1321	1322	1120	1018	1321	1519	1420	1925	1324	1218	1015	1113	1114	1114	1014	1012	1013	812	710	78	68	812	811	711	711	69	59	48	36	35	23	33	45	34	34	46	57	57
Sky	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain	rain	cloudy	rain	rain	rain	cloudy	showers	rain	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	showers	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	showers	showers	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	sunny	sunny	sunny	sunny	partly cloudy	partly cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	clear night	cloudy
	individual models per hour, tap to collapse
AROME	18	16	13	11	13	17	15	17	17	8	8	12	13	6	6	8	8	11	13	14	16	14	16	17	17	13	13	11	10	13	15	14	19	13	12	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	8	7	7	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ICON	16	14	13	10	7	8	11	7	6	7	13	13	18	11	8	9	9	8	9	10	10	11	12	14	14	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	4	5	5
GFS	19	17	15	14	10	12	12	10	10	20	25	23	21	17	15	15	11	9	12	13	13	14	15	14	15	12	13	15	12	14	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	10	9	9	8	8	9	8	7	6	6	6	7	7
Direction	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSE	S	SW	WSW	W	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Kite	12m	12m	12m	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	12m	–	–	12m	12m	12m	9m	12m	12m	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Waves	1.4	1.38	1.34	1.32	1.3	1.26	1.24	1.34	1.44	1.54	1.68	1.8	1.94	2.02	2.12	2.2	2.18	2.16	2.14	2.12	2.12	2.1	2.14	2.2	2.24	2.3	2.38	2.44	2.46	2.5	2.52	2.52	2.5	2.5	2.48	2.46	2.44	2.4	2.34	2.3	2.28	2.26	2.24	2.26	2.3	2.32	2.34	2.36	2.38	2.34	2.32	2.28	2.2	2.14	2.06	2	1.94	1.88	1.84	1.78	1.74	1.7	1.68
Current	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.4	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.3	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	slack	slack	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	slack	0.3	0.3
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AROME

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ICON

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GFS

Direction

SSE

SSW

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NNE

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Kite

12m

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12m

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Waves

1.4

1.38

1.34

1.32

1.3

1.26

1.24

1.34

1.44

1.54

1.68

1.8

1.94

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2.12

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2.18

2.16

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2.14

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2.24

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2.38

2.44

2.46

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2.52

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2.48

2.46

2.44

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2.34

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2.28

2.26

2.24

2.26

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2.32

2.34

2.36

2.38

2.34

2.32

2.28

2.2

2.14

2.06

1.94

1.88

1.84

1.78

1.74

1.7

1.68

1.64

1.62

1.58

1.56

1.52

1.5

1.46

1.42

1.38

1.34

1.3

1.28

1.24

1.22

1.2

1.18

1.16

1.14

1.12

1.1

1.06

1.04

1.02

0.98

0.96

0.94

0.92

0.9

0.88

0.86

0.84

0.82

0.8

0.78

0.76

0.74

0.72

0.7

0.68

0.66

0.68

0.66

0.64

0.62

0.6

0.58

0.56

0.54

0.52

0.5

0.48

Current

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Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Penthièvre (Quiberon)

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Penthièvre (Quiberon)

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Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Penthièvre (Quiberon)

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Penthièvre (Quiberon)

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Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Penthièvre (Quiberon)

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