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Kitesurfing in Pays de la Loire
15 spots · 5 destinations · 33 schools
Fifteen spots between the Loire and the Vendée, and the tide decides more than the wind does.
Pont-Mahé needs about 2.5 m of tide height before there is water to ride on, with 3.5-4 m the comfortable window; Le Gois - La Digue opens an hour after low water and holds for two and a half hours, on north through south-east wind only. The other thing to read is the municipal order. In 2026 Pont-Mahé confines kites to a marked zone 670 m by 250 m from 1 April to 30 September, and La Baule shuts Plage Benoit from 15 June to 15 September.
Pays de la Loire holds 15 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 5 destinations. Riding here is mostly waves and lagoons. Something is rideable here in every month of the year.
12 of them suits beginners. 33 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are La Tranche-sur-Mer (Vendée), Loire-Atlantique - Saint-Brevin-les-Pins and Pays de la Loire — La Turballe - Pen Bron to Pont-Mahé (Assérac).
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
La Tranche-sur-MerLa Tranche-sur-Mer (Vendée)20262026: from May to September, kitesurfing at La Tranche-sur-Mer is authorised only at Plage du Phare; outside that window you can kite around La Tranche-sur-Mer except at Belle Henriette.
2026: from May to September, kitesurfing at La Tranche-sur-Mer is authorised only at Plage du Phare; outside that window you can kite around La Tranche-sur-Mer except at Belle Henriette.
Barbatre - Plage des BoucholeursVendée - Ile de Noirmoutier2012has a date window2012: Prefecture maritime order 2012/060 creates a regulated kite-surf/planche nautique tractee zone on Plage des Boucholeurs, 285 m wide at the beach and 300 m offshore, plus a 25 m buffer north of it; the order applies when the marked buoys/signage are in place.
2012: Prefecture maritime order 2012/060 creates a regulated kite-surf/planche nautique tractee zone on Plage des Boucholeurs, 285 m wide at the beach and 300 m offshore, plus a 25 m buffer north of it; the order applies when the marked buoys/signage are in place.
The whole rule, on the Barbatre - Plage des Boucholeurs page
Bretignolles-sur-Mer - Plage des Dunes 2Vendée - Bretignolles-sur-Mer20102010, and still the reference text: prefectural maritime order 2010/64 of 14 June 2010 sets the buoyage plan for the Bretignolles-sur-Mer coast.
2010, and still the reference text: prefectural maritime order 2010/64 of 14 June 2010 sets the buoyage plan for the Bretignolles-sur-Mer coast.
The whole rule, on the Bretignolles-sur-Mer - Plage des Dunes 2 page
Fromentine - Plage de la Grande CoteVendée - La Barre-de-Monts / Fromentine2025has a date window2025: the La Barre-de-Monts beach order allows kitesurfing year-round along the commune's coast outside the regulated bathing and channel areas, and requires kites to be deployed in the marked zone on Fromentine ocean beach between the Grande Cote access and the Bois Vinet turret.
2025: the La Barre-de-Monts beach order allows kitesurfing year-round along the commune's coast outside the regulated bathing and channel areas, and requires kites to be deployed in the marked zone on Fromentine ocean beach between the Grande Cote access and the Bois Vinet turret.
The whole rule, on the Fromentine - Plage de la Grande Cote page
La Baule - Plage BenoitLoire-Atlantique - Baie de La Baule2026has a date window2026: Municipal order ARR2026-212-KITE-SURF (Pornichet) requires kitesurf to reach the 300 m offshore band via the K13 channel, located between La Baule and Pornichet at the level of the Les Vagues buildings, and makes K13 the only entry/exit point from 15 June to 15 September, with openings decided daily by the beach-post chiefs; the channel opens 12:00-19:00 under lifeguard-post supervision when conditions allow, is a transit corridor rather than a riding area reserved for initiated riders rather than beginners or schools, and wingfoil is forbidden inside it.
2026: Municipal order ARR2026-212-KITE-SURF (Pornichet) requires kitesurf to reach the 300 m offshore band via the K13 channel, located between La Baule and Pornichet at the level of the Les Vagues buildings, and makes K13 the only entry/exit point from 15 June to 15 September, with openings decided daily by the beach-post chiefs; the channel opens 12:00-19:00 under lifeguard-post supervision when conditions allow, is a transit corridor rather than a riding area reserved for initiated riders rather than beginners or schools, and wingfoil is forbidden inside it.
La Faute-sur-Mer - Pointe d'ArcayVendée - L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'ile20262026: the Pointe d'Arcay is open to autonomous riders as long as they stay off the estuary side and out of the navigation channels.
2026: the Pointe d'Arcay is open to autonomous riders as long as they stay off the estuary side and out of the navigation channels.
The whole rule, on the La Faute-sur-Mer - Pointe d'Arcay page
La Turballe - Pen BronLoire-Atlantique - La Turballe / Le Croisic traict20192019 La Turballe municipal beach order: a delimited summer kite zone/chenal near the parking, beach users have priority over kite, funboard or wingfoil, and no landkite in July and August.
2019 La Turballe municipal beach order: a delimited summer kite zone/chenal near the parking, beach users have priority over kite, funboard or wingfoil, and no landkite in July and August.
Le Gois - La DigueVendée - Ile de Noirmoutier / Baie du Gois20262026: Le Gois - La Digue is open to any kite or wingfoil rider; the separate Gois boat spot is a school zone reserved for its students.
2026: Le Gois - La Digue is open to any kite or wingfoil rider; the separate Gois boat spot is a school zone reserved for its students.
Le VeillonVendée - Talmont-Saint-Hilaire2026has a date window2026: the spot is open all year and no kitesurf-specific municipal order for Plage du Veillon has surfaced online.
2026: the spot is open all year and no kitesurf-specific municipal order for Plage du Veillon has surfaced online.
Mesquer - Plage de SorlockLoire-Atlantique - Mesquer / Quimiac2021has a date window2021 municipal beach police order P/60/PM/2021 for the commune of Mesquer, which names kitesurfs directly.
2021 municipal beach police order P/60/PM/2021 for the commune of Mesquer, which names kitesurfs directly.
Pont-Mahé (Assérac)Loire-Atlantique2026has a date window2026: from 1 October to 31 March kitesurf and other traction and glide sports are allowed on the whole of Pont-Mahe beach.
2026: from 1 October to 31 March kitesurf and other traction and glide sports are allowed on the whole of Pont-Mahe beach.
Saint-Brevin - Le PointeauLoire-Atlantique - Saint-Brevin-les-Pins2024has a date window2024 municipal order ST 2024-0177 of 21 May 2024, which replaced the 2023 order.
2024 municipal order ST 2024-0177 of 21 May 2024, which replaced the 2023 order.
Saint-Brevin - Les RocheletsLoire-Atlantique - Saint-Brevin-les-Pins2024has a date window2024 municipal order ST 2024-0177 of 21 May 2024. Low season is 16 September to 14 June excluding weekends and public holidays between 1 May and 30 September, and kitesurfing is allowed along the whole beach.
2024 municipal order ST 2024-0177 of 21 May 2024. Low season is 16 September to 14 June excluding weekends and public holidays between 1 May and 30 September, and kitesurfing is allowed along the whole beach.
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie - Grande PlageVendée - Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie20262026: municipal beach order 2026-0922-PLA sets bathing and nautical rules inside the 300 m band. Grande Plage is split into three sectors. A 50 m buffer at the Garenne jetty is closed to everything.
2026: municipal beach order 2026-0922-PLA sets bathing and nautical rules inside the 300 m band. Grande Plage is split into three sectors. A 50 m buffer at the Garenne jetty is closed to everything.
The whole rule, on the Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie - Grande Plage page
Saint-Jean-de-Monts - Plage de la DaviereVendée - Saint-Jean-de-Monts20262026: Saint-Jean-de-Monts arrêté n°2026_477A (19 May 2026) sets a marked kitesurf/kite-foil practice zone ('aire d'évolution kite-surf') at La Daviere, 500 m wide, starting 100 m east of the Chemin de la Daviere (WGS84 approx. N46 47.918 W2 06.491 to N46 47.765 W2 06.174); kite practice is authorised there from sunrise to 19:00 daily, through the last Saturday of August, once the seasonal buoys are in place.
2026: Saint-Jean-de-Monts arrêté n°2026_477A (19 May 2026) sets a marked kitesurf/kite-foil practice zone ('aire d'évolution kite-surf') at La Daviere, 500 m wide, starting 100 m east of the Chemin de la Daviere (WGS84 approx. N46 47.918 W2 06.491 to N46 47.765 W2 06.174); kite practice is authorised there from sunrise to 19:00 daily, through the last Saturday of August, once the seasonal buoys are in place.
The whole rule, on the Saint-Jean-de-Monts - Plage de la Daviere page
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
No wind is named across this region
Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.
The spots this region is known for
tier 2 of the 15 spots here
Destinations in Pays de la Loire
All spots in Pays de la Loire
Barbatre - Plage des Boucholeurstidal lagoon / ocean beach · beginner okBretignolles-sur-Mer - Plage des Dunes 2ocean beach · beginner okFromentine - Plage de la Grande Coteocean beach / tidal sandbanks · beginner okLa Baule - Plage Benoitsheltered bay beach · beginner okLa Faute-sur-Mer - Pointe d'Arcaytidal sandbank / estuary mouth · beginner okLa Tranche-sur-MermixedLa Turballe - Pen BronAtlantic bay / sandy ocean beach · beginner okLe Gois - La Diguetidal bay / sandbanksLe Veillonlagoon / ocean beach · beginner okMesquer - Plage de Sorlocksheltered bay beach · beginner okPont-Mahé (Assérac)mixed · beginner okSaint-Brevin - Le Pointeauestuary-mouth ocean beach · beginner okSaint-Brevin - Les Rocheletsocean beach · beginner okSaint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie - Grande Plageocean beach / river-mouth coastSaint-Jean-de-Monts - Plage de la Daviereocean beach · 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