Sea · Brittany · France
Kervel
Best for kiting from October to November, with 50 to 54 % kite days. Water 13 to 16 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): February to March and December.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this month
Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.
Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 50 % Goodabout 15 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 50 %
- Kiteable 50 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 3 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- Best hours
- 11:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 10.9 h
- Water
- 16 °C, 5/4
- Air
- 16 °Cdaily maximum, 15 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 17 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Kervel averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 45 | 52 | 53 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 42 | 50 | 54 | 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Good | Good | cold |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 4 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 11 to 18 | 12 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 12 to 19 | 11 to 19 | 11 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 8.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 17 of 31 | 14 of 28 | 15 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 11 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 17 of 31 | 18 of 30 | 19 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 5/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 6/5+ | 6/5+ |
- In January, Kervel averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (45 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Kervel averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (52 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Kervel averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Kervel averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (34 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Kervel averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Kervel averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (26 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Kervel averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Kervel averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Kervel averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Kervel averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Kervel averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (54 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Kervel averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Kervel
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- February6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- March6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
- May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
- June2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
- July3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
- August2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- September5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
- October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- November7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- December7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
7 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 5.5 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In December, the windiest month
- Too light 44 %
- Kiteable 56 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 44 %, kiteable on 56 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind mostly from WSW (248°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Kervel: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Kervel?
The best months are October to November: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 54 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Kervel windy in October?
Yes, often. 50 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 15 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Kervel?
The water ranges from 9 °C in January to 20 °C in July. In October it is about 16 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).
How many kite days does Kervel get in a year?
About 155 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
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Spot facts
- Region
- Brittany
- Country
- France
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 38 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 48.1157, -4.2809
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Brittany
Kite days in October, % of days
- Pentrez
France · same kite days as Kervel in October
50 %Kite days by month at Pentrez: Jan 48 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 34 %, May 37 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 55 % - Morgat
France · 11 points more kite days than Kervel in October
61 %Kite days by month at Morgat: Jan 62 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 49 %, May 54 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 69 % - Kersiny
France · 7 points more kite days than Kervel in October
57 %Kite days by month at Kersiny: Jan 57 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 45 %, May 48 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 67 % - Penhors
France · 9 points more kite days than Kervel in October
59 %Kite days by month at Penhors: Jan 58 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 51 %, May 51 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 70 % - Kerloc'h
France · 1 point fewer kite days than Kervel in October
49 %Kite days by month at Kerloc'h: Jan 49 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 36 %, May 37 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 57 % - Saint-Tugen
France · 19 points more kite days than Kervel in October
69 %Kite days by month at Saint-Tugen: Jan 70 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 60 %, May 60 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 77 % - Kernisi
France · 9 points fewer kite days than Kervel in October
41 %Kite days by month at Kernisi: Jan 39 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 30 %, May 29 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 49 % - Île-Tudy
France · 13 points more kite days than Kervel in October
63 %Kite days by month at Île-Tudy: Jan 63 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 51 %, May 53 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 74 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 50 % of days at Kervel met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/kervel
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