Kite Spot Gâvres
French Atlantic beach with a westerly ocean breeze and Bay-of-Biscay swell; sandy, powerful and popular in summer.
Wind now & forecast
Now: Kiteable — 13 kn
Today - 2h ⌀23kn (18:00-20:00)
Tomorrow - 8h ⌀12kn (09:00-17:00)
+2 Days - 11h ⌀12kn (08:00-19:00)
Spot info
- Water type
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- Skill level
- Intermediate
- Prevailing wind
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- Typical crowd
- 5/10
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How to get there
- Kite Spot Gâvres
- Local airport: Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport (LRT)
- International airport: Brest Bretagne airport (BES)
- Local airport
- Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport (LRT) — 10 km away
- International airport
- Brest Bretagne airport (BES) — 162 km drive (~115 min)