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Bretagne · Cote d'Emeraude · Saint-Lunaire
Plage de Longchamp
also known as Saint-Lunaire, Longchamp Beach
Nearby Plage de Saint-Enogat 4 km · Baie de Lancieux 4 km · Plage du Sillon 9 km · straight-line distance
On the clock
15:00 · 16:00 · 17:00 · 18:00
On the clock
20:00
Nothing thermal to wait for: the wind that works here arrives with a weather system, so a NW or NE can be in at dawn and still be there at midnight. There is a modest daily lift on top, indicative from 2016-2025 reanalysis, peaking around 15:00-16:00 in the cold half and later, 17:00 to 18:00, in summer. In summer that matters, because the wind is usually still near its daily peak at 20:00 when the daytime kite ban lifts.
The marks are the clock times the record names, laid on a 24-hour day. The bar between the first and the last covers those hours; it is not a promise of wind.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
synoptic
fills in: Nothing thermal to wait for: the wind that works here arrives with a weather system, so a NW or NE can be in at dawn and still be there at midnight. There is a modest daily lift on top, indicative from 2016-2025 reanalysis, peaking around 15:00-16:00 in the cold half and later, 17:00 to 18:00, in summer. In summer that matters, because the wind is usually still near its daily peak at 20:00 when the daytime kite ban lifts.
Typical strength
No anemometer average is published for the beach itself; the nearest live reading is the small wind station on the Pointe du Decolle. Indicative from 2016-2025 reanalysis: the mean sits near 10 kt from November to March and near 7-8 kt from June to August, with 15 kt or more in about one hour in seven in the winter half against roughly one hour in forty in midsummer. Since only NW and NE actually work here, the count of kiteable days is a fraction of that again.
The quiver, in words
Indicative, no local size survey: the useful NW and NE days sit around 15-22 kt, which for 75-85 kg is a 9 m to 12 m on a twintip and a size down on a surfboard in the waves.A 7 m day here is a winter gale, and through most of the summer there is simply not enough wind in the sector that works.
Direction to shore
North is onshore. NW and NE are the sectors that work; whether they count as side-on or side-shore at the launch is unconfirmed.
Dominant direction
NW or NE only; in north wind the wind is onshore and waves limit upwind ability.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan62
- Feb62
- Mar73
- Apr66
- May57
- Jun43
- Jul59
- Aug58
- Sep53
- Oct65
- Nov71
- Dec63
per cent of the month at force 4 or more
- 13Jan9°
- 14Feb9°
- 14Mar10°
- 13Apr11°
- 12May14°
- 11Jun18°
- 12Jul19°
- 12Aug20°
- 12Sep20°
- 13Oct17°
- 15Nov14°
- 14Dec11°
avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted
| Month | Force 4+ | Knots | From | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62% | 13.4 kt | SW | 6.9°C | 9.4°C |
| Feb | 62% | 13.8 kt | WSW | 8.4°C | 9.2°C |
| Mar | 73% | 14.1 kt | SW | 9.4°C | 9.6°C |
| Apr | 66% | 13.4 kt | NE | 10.7°C | 11.4°C |
| May | 57% | 12.1 kt | NW | 13.9°C | 14.4°C |
| Jun | 43% | 11.1 kt | NNW | 16.7°C | 17.7°C |
| Jul | 59% | 11.8 kt | NW | 18.4°C | 19.3°C |
| Aug | 58% | 11.8 kt | SW | 19.1°C | 20°C |
| Sep | 53% | 12 kt | WNW | 17.1°C | 19.5°C |
| Oct | 65% | 12.5 kt | SW | 14.7°C | 17.1°C |
| Nov | 71% | 14.8 kt | SSW | 10.8°C | 13.6°C |
| Dec | 63% | 14.2 kt | SSW | 8.1°C | 10.9°C |
modelled
A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.
Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.
ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024
The water
Type
ocean
Standing depth
Not documented for kiting, and the tide decides it. On a big coefficient the low can be around 1.2 m against a following high above 12 m, so at low water there is shallow sand a long way out, with the mid-beach rock uncovered in it, and at high water the sand is squeezed against the sea wall with no shallow margin at all.
Tides
Saint-Malo range, and it runs the spot. On a big coefficient the low sits near 1.2 m and the following high goes above 12 m, so the beach empties and refills between sessions.At low tide a rock uncovers in the middle of the spot; at high tide the sea wall is the main danger and it disturbs the wind close in.
Temperature
18-19°C summer · 8-10°C winter
Wetsuit
Cold-water Channel setup: summer generally still requires a full suit for long kite sessions; winter requires a thick suit with hood/gloves/boots. Exact local kite-school wetsuit guidance was not found.
Your level
The scene
What riders come here for
Launch and rules
three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you
With a school or a boat
2 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: Restricted; the practice area is small.
Somewhere else
Plage de Saint-Enogat, 4 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Rig on the sand only when the tide has left enough of it, and keep clear of the surfers and windsurfers, the central rock and the sea wall. It is a 600 m board-sports beach; there is a local surf report and an anemometer for it.
Space
Restricted; the practice area is small.
Rules & access
- 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.
- 2026: dogs and other animals are banned from the beaches from 15 June to 15 September, guide dogs excepted.
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Skip high tide when the beach is squeezed against the sea wall: the wall is the main danger and the wind near it is disturbed.
- Note where the central rock uncovers at low tide before you ride; it sits in the middle of the spot.
- North wind is onshore here and the waves make upwind a grind; only NW or NE work, so do not go on a straight-north forecast.
- From 15 June to 15 September kiting is banned between 10:00 and 20:00 on every Saint-Lunaire beach, every year; in summer plan for before 10:00 or after 20:00.
- Give the surfers and windsurfers their water; the practice area is small and it is a surf beach.
- Full suit even in summer (18-19 C water); a thick suit with hood, gloves, boots in winter at 8-10 C.
- The evening slot after 20:00 in summer is not a consolation prize: this coast is usually still near its daily wind peak at that hour.
- Check the tide coefficient with the forecast. A 1 m low and a 12 m high on the same day are two different beaches.
- There is a live wind station on the Pointe du Decolle; it is the closest reading to the beach.
Getting there
Airport
Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport (DNR); Rennes and Nantes are broader commercial alternatives.
Route
Saint-Lunaire sits between Dinard and Saint-Briac. From Saint-Malo it is about 14 km, about 14 minutes by car; Dinard airport is only a few kilometres away.
Transfer
10-20 by car from Dinard/Saint-Malo depending on start point; longer by bus or if parking is difficult.
Cost level
medium
Staying
Beach apartments and guest houses in Saint-Lunaire, campsites (Camping Longchamp is close to the beach), and more choice in Dinard and Saint-Malo.
No-wind days
Surf, SUP or bodyboard lessons and rental on Longchamp itself; the Fete de la Glisse in early September; the walk out to Pointe du Nick and the Decolle; Dinard and Saint-Malo for a day off.
Photos
FAQ
Is Plage de Longchamp suitable for beginners?
No; it is a wave spot with restricted launch space, surfers, a low-tide rock and a high-tide sea wall, and is not supported as a beginner teaching spot.
What is the wind like?
The local association says it works only in NW or NE wind; in north wind the flow is onshore and waves can limit upwind progress.
Are there rules or restricted zones?
Kitesurfing is forbidden on all four Saint-Lunaire beaches, including Longchamp, every year from 15 June to 15 September between 10:00 and 20:00.
What are the main hazards?
A rock in the middle of the spot that uncovers at low tide, the sea wall as the main danger at high tide, and cohabitation with surfers and windsurfers.
Last updated: August 2026