Sea · Brittany · France

Port Blanc

Name: Port Blanc
Address: FRA

Best for kiting from September to December, with 50 to 68 % kite days. Water 12 to 18 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): January to April.

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.

JJan67cold
FFeb72cold
MMar67cold
AApr52cold
MMay48Good
JJun43Good
JJul44Good
AAug46Good
SSep50Good
OOct62Primenow
NNov65Prime
DDec68Prime

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.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
62 % Primeabout 19 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 38 %
Kiteable 62 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
8 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
8 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 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
16 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Port Blanc averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Port Blanc

Kite days% of days	67	72	67	52	48	43	44	46	50	62	65	68
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	cold	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	6 in 10	6 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	8 of 9	8 of 9	9 of 9	5 of 9	4 of 9	2 of 9	3 of 9	2 of 9	5 of 9	8 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	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 18	10 to 17	10 to 16
Daylighth	8.8	10.1	11.9	13.7	15.3	16.1	15.7	14.4	12.7	10.9	9.2	8.3
Water°C at the surface	11	10	10	12	14	17	18	19	18	16	14	12
Air°C, daily maximum	10	10	11	12	14	16	18	19	18	16	13	11
Rain days1 mm or more	19 of 31	15 of 28	16 of 31	10 of 30	10 of 31	11 of 30	9 of 31	9 of 31	13 of 30	16 of 31	19 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	5/4	3/2	3/2	4/3	5/4	5/4	6/5+

In January, Port Blanc averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 11 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Port Blanc averaged 20 kite days out of 28 (72 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Port Blanc averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Port Blanc averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (52 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Port Blanc averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Port Blanc averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (43 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Port Blanc averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Port Blanc averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Port Blanc averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (50 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Port Blanc averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Port Blanc averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (65 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Port Blanc averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (68 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 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 Port Blanc

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.7 expected
February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.3 expected
March9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
May5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
August6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
September6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
October (now)8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
December8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 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.

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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

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

Start date

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 6.3 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 28 %
Kiteable 72 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 28 %, kiteable on 72 %, 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 Port Blanc: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Port Blanc?

The best months are September to December: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 68 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Port Blanc windy in October?

Yes, very. 62 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 19 days in a typical October. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Port Blanc?

The water ranges from 10 °C in February to 19 °C in August. In October it is about 16 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).

How many kite days does Port Blanc get in a year?

About 207 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.

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Spot facts

Region: Brittany
Country: France
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 92 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 48.8363, -3.3130
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.

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Nearby kite spots in Brittany

Kite days in October, % of days

Trestel
France · same kite days as Port Blanc in October
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
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 %
Grêve Rose
France · 4 points more kite days than Port Blanc in October
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Grêve Rose: Jan 69 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 56 %, May 54 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 72 %
Sillon de Talbert
France · 5 points more kite days than Port Blanc in October
67 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
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 %
Île Grande
France · 3 points more kite days than Port Blanc in October
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Île Grande: Jan 69 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 59 %, May 57 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 49 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 72 %
Plestin
France · 10 points fewer kite days than Port Blanc in October
52 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Plestin: Jan 55 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 42 %, May 44 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 60 %
Bréhec
France · 14 points fewer kite days than Port Blanc in October
48 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
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 %
Primel-Trégastel
France · 1 point fewer kite days than Port Blanc in October
61 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Primel-Trégastel: Jan 66 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 56 %, May 57 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 67 %
Térénez
France · 15 points fewer kite days than Port Blanc in October
47 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Térénez: Jan 46 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 34 %, May 36 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 48 %

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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, 62 % of days at Port Blanc 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/port-blanc

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