Sea · Brittany · France
Les Rosaires
Best for kiting in November, with 51 % kite days. Water 13 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December 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
- 49 % Goodabout 15 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 51 %
- Kiteable 49 %
- 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 5.0 expected
- Best hours
- 11:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 10.9 h
- Water
- 16 °C, 4/3
- Air
- 17 °Cdaily maximum, 16 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 14 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Les Rosaires averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (49 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 51 | 54 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 43 | 49 | 51 | 51 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Good | Good | cold |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 6 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 5 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 14 to 19 | 11 to 19 | 16 to 19 | 14 to 19 | 17 to 19 | 12 to 19 | 11 to 18 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 8.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 16 of 31 | 13 of 28 | 13 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 10 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 9 of 31 | 12 of 30 | 14 of 31 | 15 of 30 | 17 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 | 3/2 | spring | 4/3 | 4/3 | 6/5+ | 6/5+ |
- In January, Les Rosaires averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Les Rosaires averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (54 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Les Rosaires averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Les Rosaires averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (37 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Les Rosaires averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Les Rosaires averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (25 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Les Rosaires averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Les Rosaires averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (30 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Les Rosaires averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (43 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Les Rosaires averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (49 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Les Rosaires averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Les Rosaires averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 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 Les Rosaires
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- April3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
- June1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
- July1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
- August2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
- September5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
- October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
- November6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
- December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 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
5 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 4.7 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 February, the windiest month
- Too light 46 %
- Kiteable 54 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 46 %, kiteable on 54 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 18:00, 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 Les Rosaires: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Les Rosaires?
The best month is November: from 2017 to 2025, 51 % of its days were kite days.
Is Les Rosaires windy in October?
Yes, often. 49 % 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 Les Rosaires?
The water ranges from 9 °C in January to 21 °C in August. In October it is about 16 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).
How many kite days does Les Rosaires get in a year?
About 153 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
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Spot facts
- Region
- Brittany
- Country
- France
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), 94 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 48.5652, -2.7601
- 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
- Binic
France · same kite days as Les Rosaires in October
49 %Kite days by month at Binic: Jan 51 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 37 %, May 36 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 30 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 51 % - Saint-Pabu
France · 3 points more kite days than Les Rosaires in October
52 %Kite days by month at Saint-Pabu: Jan 54 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 40 %, May 41 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 56 % - Caroual
France · 11 points more kite days than Les Rosaires in October
60 %Kite days by month at Caroual: Jan 60 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 47 %, May 44 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 62 % - Bréhec
France · 1 point fewer kite days than Les Rosaires in October
48 %Kite days by month at Bréhec: Jan 49 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 39 %, May 35 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 54 % - Pen Guen, Saint-Cast
France · 9 points more kite days than Les Rosaires in October
58 %Kite days by month at Pen Guen, Saint-Cast: Jan 58 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 46 %, May 44 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 60 % - Sillon de Talbert
France · 18 points more kite days than Les Rosaires in October
67 %Kite days by month at Sillon de Talbert: Jan 68 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 56 %, May 52 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 69 % - Longchamps
France · 9 points more kite days than Les Rosaires in October
58 %Kite days by month at Longchamps: Jan 56 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 45 %, May 44 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 56 % - Trestel
France · 13 points more kite days than Les Rosaires in October
62 %Kite days by month at Trestel: Jan 67 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 52 %, May 48 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 68 %
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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, 49 % of days at Les Rosaires 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/les-rosaires
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