Sea · Brittany · France
Le Steir
Best for kiting from April to May, in July and from September to December, with 53 to 76 % kite days. Water 12 to 17 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): January to March.
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 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 62 % Goodabout 19 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 38 %
- Kiteable 62 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 7 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 18:00when 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
- 14 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Le Steir averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 65 | 69 | 66 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 55 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 76 |
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| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 15 to 19 | 11 to 19 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| Water°C at the surface | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 16 of 31 | 12 of 28 | 14 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 9 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 14 of 31 | 17 of 30 | 18 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 | 5/4 | 6/5+ |
- In January, Le Steir averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Le Steir averaged 19 kite days out of 28 (69 %). Water 11 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Le Steir averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (66 %). Water 11 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Le Steir averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (56 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Le Steir averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Le Steir averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (47 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Le Steir averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Le Steir averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Le Steir averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (53 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Le Steir averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Le Steir averaged 21 kite days out of 30 (70 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Le Steir averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (76 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 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 Le Steir
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
- February8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.0 expected
- March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
- April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- May7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- June6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- July6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- August4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
- September7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- October (now)7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
- November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.5 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 6.6 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 24 %
- Kiteable 76 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 24 %, kiteable on 76 %, 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 direction varies, most often WSW (248°).
Kitesurfing at Le Steir: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Le Steir?
The best months are April to May, July and September to December: from 2017 to 2025, 53 to 76 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Le Steir windy in October?
Yes, often. 62 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 19 days in a typical October. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Le Steir?
The water ranges from 11 °C in February to 17 °C in June. In October it is about 16 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).
How many kite days does Le Steir get in a year?
About 218 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), 72 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 47.8016, -4.3108
- 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
- Île-Tudy
France · 1 point more kite days than Le Steir 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 % - Penhors
France · 3 points fewer kite days than Le Steir 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 % - Îles de Glénan
France · 6 points more kite days than Le Steir in October
68 %Kite days by month at Îles de Glénan: Jan 71 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 60 %, May 61 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 78 % - Kersiny
France · 5 points fewer kite days than Le Steir 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 % - Kerleven
France · 13 points fewer kite days than Le Steir in October
49 %Kite days by month at Kerleven: Jan 45 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 35 %, May 34 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 30 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 56 % - Saint-Tugen
France · 7 points more kite days than Le Steir 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 % - Kerouini
France · 5 points fewer kite days than Le Steir in October
57 %Kite days by month at Kerouini: Jan 59 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 44 %, May 48 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 69 % - Kervel
France · 12 points fewer kite days than Le Steir in October
50 %Kite days by month at Kervel: Jan 45 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 34 %, May 36 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 56 %
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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 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 62 % of days at Le Steir 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/le-steir
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