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Saint-Brevin - Les Rochelets
also known as Plage des Rochelets, Les Rochelets
Nearby Saint-Brevin - Le Pointeau 2 km · La Baule - Plage Benoit 20 km · La Turballe - Pen Bron 28 km · Le Gois - La Digue 32 km · Mesquer - Plage de Sorlock 32 km · Pont-Mahé (Assérac) 33 km · Barbatre - Plage des Boucholeurs 35 km · Fromentine - Plage de la Grande Cote 37 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
No onset time is published for this spot.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
mixed
Typical strength
About 15 knots of steady breeze is the working average for the Saint-Brevin beaches as a group; indicative, with no measurement at this beach. The usable band runs SSE to NW with W the best of it.
Thermal or synoptic
thermal breeze reported, plus Atlantic synoptic wind
Also on record
Conflicting: about 15 kt average breeze by one count, 3 kt annual average from station observations between 2012-04-01 and 2024-08-31 by another; neither is spot-specific.
The quiver, in words
No local size chart exists. Worked back from the roughly 15-knot area average, a 75-85 kg rider on a twintip is on a 12 m for an ordinary day, a 9 m when it blows into the low twenties, and a 14 m or a foil under 12 knots. Indicative, derived from the wind figure rather than measured here.
Direction to shore
side-onshore to side-shore for W/SW/NW on the west-facing beach; exact angle by direction unconfirmed.
Dominant direction
SSE to NW; best W. Also reported as S to NW.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan50
- Feb46
- Mar68
- Apr52
- May58
- Jun43
- Jul60
- Aug48
- Sep38
- Oct50
- Nov45
- Dec58
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
- 50%Jan10°
- 46%Feb10°
- 68%Mar11°
- 52%Apr13°
- 58%May16°
- 43%Jun19°
- 60%Jul20°
- 48%Aug21°
- 38%Sep19°
- 50%Oct17°
- 45%Nov14°
- 58%Dec11°
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · water °C below · season highlighted
| Month | Windy days | Force 4+ | 12 kn or more | Knots | From | Peaks at | Air | Water | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50% | 69% | 60% | 16.4 kt | W | 15:00 | 6.9°C | 9.6°C | 62 |
| Feb | 46% | 56% | 54% | 14.8 kt | W | 15:00 | 8.6°C | 9.8°C | 57 |
| Mar | 68% | 84% | 76% | 18 kt | SSW | 15:00 | 10°C | 10.7°C | 62 |
| Apr | 52% | 77% | 67% | 16 kt | W | 15:00 | 11.7°C | 12.9°C | 60 |
| May | 58% | 87% | 77% | 14.9 kt | W | 16:00 | 15.4°C | 15.9°C | 62 |
| Jun | 43% | 82% | 75% | 13.8 kt | W | 17:00 | 18.8°C | 19°C | 60 |
| Jul | 60% | 77% | 73% | 14.8 kt | W | 17:00 | 19.7°C | 19.7°C | 62 |
| Aug | 48% | 79% | 69% | 14.2 kt | W | 16:00 | 20.2°C | 20.9°C | 62 |
| Sep | 38% | 65% | 58% | 14.1 kt | W | 16:00 | 17.6°C | 19.4°C | 60 |
| Oct | 50% | 66% | 65% | 15.2 kt | WSW | 15:00 | 15.6°C | 17.2°C | 62 |
| Nov | 45% | 60% | 55% | 17.9 kt | W | 14:00 | 11.6°C | 13.5°C | 60 |
| Dec | 58% | 73% | 68% | 16 kt | WNW | 13:00 | 8.2°C | 10.5°C | 62 |
modelled
A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.
Modelled from the operational forecast archive at 1.5–7 km (2023-2024), daylight hours only, not a ground station: it resolves thermal, lake and valley winds far better than coarse reanalysis but still tends to understate a strong local thermal. A windy day has at least three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. 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.
High-resolution weather model (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical forecast archive — best-match operational model (ICON-D2 / AROME / ICON-EU / GFS by region), not a ground station · 2023-2024
The water
Type
ocean beach
Standing depth
Shallow patches around the Boivre sill at high tide, reportedly; no measured range.
Tides
Works at all tides. At high water the cuvette behind the Boivre sill fills; it is described both as the flattest water on the beach and as the part that throws up waves of about a metre, so look at it from the sand before you commit to a board. Small rock slabs show through at low water on big coefficients.
Temperature
19°C summer · 9°C winter
Wetsuit
Cold Atlantic water year-round: 19.1 C in August and 8.7 C in February. Mid-August wants a 3/2 mm sealed wetsuit; late winter a 5/4 to 6/5/4 with hood, boots and gloves.
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
6 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: wide sandy beach, but summer zoning and bathers reduce usable space
Somewhere else
Saint-Brevin - Le Pointeau, 2 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Launch from the Rochelets lifeguard-station/parking sector and stay inside the posted kite navigation zone when seasonal zoning is active.
Space
wide sandy beach, but summer zoning and bathers reduce usable space
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Read the posted zoning at the lifeguard station before you rig in summer; bathing, surf, buffer and kite areas move, and the kite zone is the only place you are allowed.
- Between 15 May and 15 September the schools manage free-rider access, so ask them first rather than launching and finding out.
- Come up on the high tide for the flat water in the Boivre basin, but only if the posted kite area includes it.
- Surfers ride different lines and are hard to spot in the water; give them and the bathers more room than you think you need.
- On big coefficients at low tide small rock slabs show through; do not assume it is all sand.
- Rig on the beach, not in the dunes; they are fragile, and bird nesting zones close parts of the beach in season.
- The high-season kite zone sits between allee des Bouillons and allee des Paquerettes, south of the bathing strip that starts at avenue Alexandre Bernard.
- Lifeguard hours in 2025 were 13:00 to 18:45 from 2 July to 31 August; a morning session in July has nobody watching.
- Stay beyond the buoy line 50 m off the water's edge; the buoys sit 25 m apart.
- The cuvette at high water is called both the flat spot and a metre of wave; look at it before you pick a board.
- Mark your board and kite with your name and phone number, reportedly obligatory on these beaches.
Getting there
Airport
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)
Route
Saint-Brevin is about 50 km from Nantes; road distance from Nantes Airport to Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is 51.5 km, about 48 minutes by car, with bus/train/bus public transport around 2 hours.
Transfer
48 min
Cost level
medium
Staying
Family seaside resort with beach accommodation and campsites around Saint-Brevin; no exact lodging inventory is published for Rochelets.
No-wind days
surf · bodyboard · windsurf · stand-up paddle · beach walks through dunes and pine forest
Photos
FAQ
Are there rules, permits or restricted zones?
Les Rochelets is the beach dedicated to kitesurf in Saint-Brevin from 15 May to 15 September, while other town beaches open to kitesurf from 16 September to 14 May. Riders must respect marked bathing, surf, buffer and kite zones.
Is it suitable for beginners?
Beginners are listed among typical riders on this wide sandy beach, but summer crowding, zoning and nearby bathers mean independent beginners should ride under school or local supervision.
What hazards should I know about?
Hazards include seasonal bathing and watersports zoning, tide-dependent water near the Boivre creek, small rock slabs visible at low tide on big coefficients, fragile dunes and bird nesting zones to avoid.
Are there kite schools or rental?
Several kite schools operate nearby, including LINE UP Kiteschool, H2air Kiteschool, Glisse Academy and Association NewKite.
Last updated: August 2026