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Kitesurf spots in France

A forecast-led overview of France kite regions: the spots worth checking, the directions that usually matter, and the local notes Lohera uses when ranking a session.

Mapped spots375
Regions40
Main areasBrest, Nantes, Bordeaux
Common windNW, W, SW

Typical water: waves, mixed

Regions

Brest

55 spots

Common working directions: W, NW, SW, NE, WSW

Water: mixed, waves, chop

Nantes

46 spots

Common working directions: SW, NW, W, S, SE

Water: mixed, waves, chop

Bordeaux

36 spots

Common working directions: NW, W, SW, WNW, WSW

Water: mixed, waves

Caen

23 spots

Common working directions: NE, NW, SW, WSW, N

Water: waves, mixed

Montpellier

21 spots

Common working directions: NW, SE, SW, WSW, W

Water: mixed, waves

Ajaccio

20 spots

Common working directions: W, SE, SW, WSW, NE

Water: mixed, waves

La Rochelle

20 spots

Common working directions: W, NW, NE, WNW, SW

Water: mixed, waves

Paris

15 spots

Common working directions: SW, W, WSW, NW, WNW

Water: waves, mixed, flat

Perpignan

14 spots

Common working directions: SE, NW, ESE

Water: waves, mixed

Biarritz

14 spots

Common working directions: SW, W, NW, WSW, WNW

Water: waves, mixed

Rennes

13 spots

Common working directions: W, SW, SSW, NW, WSW

Water: mixed, waves, flat, chop

Hyeres

13 spots

Common working directions: E, SE, W, WNW, NW

Water: waves, mixed

Cherbourg

12 spots

Common working directions: SW, S, SSW, NW, NE

Water: waves, mixed

Marseille

12 spots

Common working directions: NW, SE, E, SW, ESE

Water: mixed, waves, flat, chop

Le Havre

11 spots

Common working directions: W, NE, WNW, NW, SW

Water: waves, mixed

Lille

7 spots

Common working directions: W, NE, NW, WNW, WSW

Water: mixed, waves

Lyon

7 spots

Common working directions: E, W, N, S, NNE

Water: mixed, flat

Toulon

4 spots

Common working directions: SE, NW, E, SSE, S

Water: waves, mixed

Paris, Lille

3 spots

Common working directions: NE, SSE, S, SSW, SW

Water: waves

Vannes

3 spots

Common working directions: NE, E, SE, N, W

Water: waves

Chambery

3 spots

Common working directions: N, W, NNE, NE

Water: mixed

Nizza

3 spots

Common working directions: E, SE, SSE, S, W

Water: waves

Toulon, Hyeres

2 spots

Common working directions: E, SE, SSE, S, W

Water: waves, mixed

Nice

2 spots

Common working directions: E, SE, SSE, S, ESE

Water: waves

Quimper

1 spots

Common working directions: W, WNW, NW, NNW

Water: waves

Brest, Rennes

1 spots

Common working directions: W, WNW, NW

Water: waves

Bonifacio

1 spots

Water: flat

Ajaccio, Porto Vecchio, Corsica

1 spots

Common working directions: E, SW, WSW, W, WNW

Water: waves

Ajaccio, Bastia

1 spots

Common working directions: NE, SW

Water: mixed

Paris, Caen

1 spots

Common working directions: NE, SW, WSW, W

Water: mixed

Boulogne-sur-Mer

1 spots

Common working directions: N, S, SSW, SW, NW

Water: waves

Saint-Etienne

1 spots

Common working directions: SE, NW

Water: mixed

Toulouse

1 spots

Common working directions: SE, NW

Water: mixed

Geneva

1 spots

Common working directions: N, NNE, NE

Water: waves

Dax

1 spots

Common working directions: NW

Water: waves

Strasbourg

1 spots

Common working directions: SW

Water: mixed

Rennes, Nantes

1 spots

Water: mixed

Narbonne

1 spots

Common working directions: SE, NW

Water: mixed

St. Maarten (St. Martin)

1 spots

Common working directions: NE, ENE, E, ESE

Water: mixed

Boulogne

1 spots

Common working directions: NE, SW

Water: waves

A few spots Lohera is watching

Paris, Lille

Ambleteuse

Open-coast kitesurf spot at Ambleteuse, France. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders.

Cherbourg

Anneville-sur-Mer

Open-coast kitesurf spot at Coutances, France. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SSW, SW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders.

Quimper

Anse de la Torche (Pors Carn)

Open-coast kitesurf spot at Penmarch, France. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in W, WNW, NW, NNW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for rocks.

Le Havre

Antifer

Open-coast kitesurf spot at Bruneval, France. Mixed flat and chop. Sandy beach launch. Works best in NE, SW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for current.

Marseille

Arene Cros

Open-coast kitesurf spot at La Ciotat, Les Lecques, France. Mixed flat and chop. Sandy beach launch. Works best in E, SW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders.

Caen

Asnelles

Open-coast kitesurf spot at Asnelles, France. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders.

Brest

Audierne

Open-coast kitesurf spot at Quimper, France. Wave-prone. Works best in SW winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for rocks.

Paris

Audresselles

Open-coast kitesurf spot at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SSE, S winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders.

Bordeaux

Aytre

Open-coast kitesurf spot at La Rochelle, France. Mixed flat and chop. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SW, NW winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders.