Kitesurfing in Brittany
16 spots · 4 destinations · 23 schools
Brittany's core is the Quiberon peninsula, split by tide and coastline: Sables Blancs and the Isthme de Penthièvre sit flat on the bay side, Sainte-Barbe and Kerhillio catch Atlantic swell on the ocean side.
Wind here is mixed, thermal layered on synoptic flow, and North Finistère adds Sainte-Marguerite, where La Bassine lagoon only floods two hours either side of high tide. Guidel's Plage de la Falaise, at the Laïta mouth, works best on summer west thermal.
Brittany holds 16 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 4 destinations. Riding here is mostly waves, lagoons and flat water. The season runs March to November.
6 of them suits beginners. 23 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Bretagne — Isthme de Penthievre to Petite Mer de Gavres, Bretagne — Baie de Lancieux to Plage du Sillon and La Torche (Bretagne).
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
La Torche (Pointe de la Torche, Penmarc'h)La Torche (Bretagne)2026has a date window2026: Penmarc'h municipal order AR-2026-317 regulates Pors Carn from 15 June to 15 September 2026; it creates a dedicated channel and beach zone for kitesurf, kitefoil, wingfoil, windfoil and similar sail and foil craft, bans those craft from the bathing zone, and applies once the buoyage and signage are in place.
2026: Penmarc'h municipal order AR-2026-317 regulates Pors Carn from 15 June to 15 September 2026; it creates a dedicated channel and beach zone for kitesurf, kitefoil, wingfoil, windfoil and similar sail and foil craft, bans those craft from the bathing zone, and applies once the buoyage and signage are in place.
The whole rule, on the La Torche (Pointe de la Torche, Penmarc'h) page
Baie de LancieuxCote d'Emeraude2026has a date window2026: from 1 July to 31 August riding is forbidden off Saint-Sieu and Les Briantais, and take-off moves to the inner bay at Roche Morin or to Tete de Chien depending on the tide.
2026: from 1 July to 31 August riding is forbidden off Saint-Sieu and Les Briantais, and take-off moves to the inner bay at Roche Morin or to Tete de Chien depending on the tide.
Grande Plage de CarnacBaie de Quiberon - Carnac20182018 Carnac municipal order 2018-239 is still the regulation cited in 2026: kitesurf launches are proscribed on all Carnac beaches because the activity is incompatible with bathing near the marked swim channels.
2018 Carnac municipal order 2018-239 is still the regulation cited in 2026: kitesurf launches are proscribed on all Carnac beaches because the activity is incompatible with bathing near the marked swim channels.
Isthme de PenthievrePresqu'ile de Quiberon2025has a date window2025 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon municipal order 100.2025: high season runs 29 May to 11 September 2025. In high season, aero-traction water sports are authorized only in defined zones: South Penthievre Ocean (access point 1), for technical riding plus one teaching zone; North Penthievre Ocean (access points 10-11), for technical takeoff/landing only, not recommended for beginners; Penthievre Bay, with launch/landing restricted at the southern end near Camping de Penthievre and its parking; and Pouladen/Moulin Rouge north, for experienced riders only.
2025 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon municipal order 100.2025: high season runs 29 May to 11 September 2025. In high season, aero-traction water sports are authorized only in defined zones: South Penthievre Ocean (access point 1), for technical riding plus one teaching zone; North Penthievre Ocean (access points 10-11), for technical takeoff/landing only, not recommended for beginners; Penthievre Bay, with launch/landing restricted at the southern end near Camping de Penthievre and its parking; and Pouladen/Moulin Rouge north, for experienced riders only.
Lagune du Letty / Mer BlancheBenodet - Fouesnant20262026: on the Mer Blanche stay on the paths, keep out of the signed nesting zones, keep dogs on a lead in the breeding season, no bathing in the lagoon and no collecting natural items.
2026: on the Mer Blanche stay on the paths, keep out of the signed nesting zones, keep dogs on a lead in the breeding season, no bathing in the lagoon and no collecting natural items.
Petite Mer de GavresRade de Lorient - Gavres2026has a date window2026: The biotope-protection order of 11 October 2018 covering the Fond de la Petite Mer de Gavres (Natura 2000 / Rade de Lorient) closes the protected area to all nautical craft from 1 October to 31 March, windsurf boards, kitesurf, beach craft, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards included.
2026: The biotope-protection order of 11 October 2018 covering the Fond de la Petite Mer de Gavres (Natura 2000 / Rade de Lorient) closes the protected area to all nautical craft from 1 October to 31 March, windsurf boards, kitesurf, beach craft, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards included.
Plage de KerhillioBaie de Quiberon - Erdeven2026has a date window2026: kitesurf at Kerhillio is authorised only in the south-east part of the beach, beyond the yellow cylindrical buoys and south of the bathing area, rigging and entering the water opposite two marked reference points; nowhere else on the beach.
2026: kitesurf at Kerhillio is authorised only in the south-east part of the beach, beyond the yellow cylindrical buoys and south of the bathing area, rigging and entering the water opposite two marked reference points; nowhere else on the beach.
Plage de la FalaiseGuidel - La Laïta2024has a date windowNo kite bylaw written for La Falaise alone has surfaced.
No kite bylaw written for La Falaise alone has surfaced.
Plage de LongchampCote d'Emeraude2026has a date window2026: kitesurfing is prohibited on all four Saint-Lunaire beaches, Longchamp included, from 15 June to 15 September every year, between 10:00 and 20:00; the town's order regulating beach policing and safety was reissued in 2025. 2026: unregistered craft, including windsurf boards, boards, kayaks and sea canoes, may not be used inside the supervised bathing zone.
2026: kitesurfing is prohibited on all four Saint-Lunaire beaches, Longchamp included, from 15 June to 15 September every year, between 10:00 and 20:00; the town's order regulating beach policing and safety was reissued in 2025. 2026: unregistered craft, including windsurf boards, boards, kayaks and sea canoes, may not be used inside the supervised bathing zone.
Plage de Saint-EnogatDinard2020has a date window2020: Dinard banned kitesurfing from 23 July 2020, then reopened Saint-Enogat as a test during the August spring tides, on three conditions - water height below 2.50 m, riding only in the zone east of a marker buoy, kite rigged at the water's edge - and those conditions expired on 31 August 2020. 2026: no later municipal order for Saint-Enogat has been found, the town's own site publishes no kitesurf arrêté, and the most recent round-up of Côte d'Émeraude beach restrictions dates from 2021 and still carries the 2020 Dinard order.
2020: Dinard banned kitesurfing from 23 July 2020, then reopened Saint-Enogat as a test during the August spring tides, on three conditions - water height below 2.50 m, riding only in the zone east of a marker buoy, kite rigged at the water's edge - and those conditions expired on 31 August 2020. 2026: no later municipal order for Saint-Enogat has been found, the town's own site publishes no kitesurf arrêté, and the most recent round-up of Côte d'Émeraude beach restrictions dates from 2021 and still carries the 2020 Dinard order.
Plage de Sainte-BarbeBaie de Quiberon - Plouharnel2025has a date window2025: the Plouharnel municipal order of 3 March 2025 governs nautical and beach activities including Sainte-Barbe; it replaced a 2024 order that still circulates.
2025: the Plouharnel municipal order of 3 March 2025 governs nautical and beach activities including Sainte-Barbe; it replaced a 2024 order that still circulates.
Plage des Sables BlancsBaie de Quiberon - Plouharnel2025has a date windowMunicipal order AR/VOIRIE/2025-20 of 3 March 2025 governs Plouharnel's beaches, and its zoning runs from 1 April to 30 September inclusive plus the school holidays and the Toussaint break.
Municipal order AR/VOIRIE/2025-20 of 3 March 2025 governs Plouharnel's beaches, and its zoning runs from 1 April to 30 September inclusive plus the school holidays and the Toussaint break.
Plage des Trois MoutonsPays des Abers - Lampaul-Ploudalmezeau / Saint-Pabu20262026: in summer the far west of the beach is reserved for the schools and yellow buoys east of Plage des 3 Moutons mark the bathing area; the rest of the beach is open to kites, and reportedly there is a dedicated kitesurfing space through the summer season.
2026: in summer the far west of the beach is reserved for the schools and yellow buoys east of Plage des 3 Moutons mark the bathing area; the rest of the beach is open to kites, and reportedly there is a dedicated kitesurfing space through the summer season.
Plage du SillonSaint-Malo2015has a date windowThe 2015 municipal order, restated in 2021, allows kitesurfing in Saint-Malo only on the Grande Plage du Sillon inside a set practice zone.
The 2015 municipal order, restated in 2021, allows kitesurfing in Saint-Malo only on the Grande Plage du Sillon inside a set practice zone.
Saint-Michel-en-GreveTregor - Cote de Granit Rose20262026: kitesurfing is allowed at all tides except two hours before and after high tides above coefficient 80. The town temporarily banned bathing, surf and kitesurf from 15 to 17 July 2026 as a preventive sanitary/weather measure, then reopened.
2026: kitesurfing is allowed at all tides except two hours before and after high tides above coefficient 80. The town temporarily banned bathing, surf and kitesurf from 15 to 17 July 2026 as a preventive sanitary/weather measure, then reopened.
Sainte-MargueritePays des Abers - Landeda2026has a date window2026: the two posted notices differ.
2026: the two posted notices differ.
Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.
The winds here
what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote
Summer thermal breeze
named by 3 spots here
No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.
The spots this region is known for
tier 1 of the 16 spots here
Destinations in Brittany
All spots in Brittany
Baie de Lancieuxbay · beginner okGrande Plage de CarnacbayIsthme de Penthievrebay-side tidal flat / nearby ocean beach · beginner okLa Torche (Pointe de la Torche, Penmarc'h)wavesLagune du Letty / Mer Blanchetidal lagoon and adjacent ocean beachPetite Mer de GavreslagoonPlage de Kerhillioocean · beginner okPlage de la FalaiseoceanPlage de LongchampoceanPlage de Saint-EnogatbayPlage de Sainte-BarbeoceanPlage des Sables Blancsbay · beginner okPlage des Trois MoutonsAtlantic ocean beachPlage du SillonoceanSaint-Michel-en-Grevebay · beginner okSainte-Margueritelagoon · beginner ok
Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.
Last updated September 2026