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unknown

MF Arome 1.3

UKMO UK 2

DMI HARMONIE 2

MF Arome 2.5

KNMI EU 5.5

DWD ICON EU 7

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

MF Arpege EU 11

GFS global 13

GFS GRAPES 13

GEM Global 15

BOM ACCESS 15

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF IFS 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	unknown run: 09/05 09:10													Arome HD 1.3 km run: 09/05 09:10																							Arpege EU 11 km run: 09/05 09:10																														Icon Global 11 km run: 09/05 09:10																																													GFS 13 km run: 09/05 09:10
Date Optimal	Fr 9 7h	Fr 9 8h	Fr 9 9h	Fr 9 10h	Fr 9 11h	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Fr 9 18h	Fr 9 19h	Fr 9 20h	Fr 9 21h	Sa 10 7h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Sa 10 18h	Sa 10 19h	Sa 10 20h	Sa 10 21h	Su 11 7h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Su 11 18h	Su 11 19h	Su 11 20h	Su 11 21h	Mo 12 7h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Mo 12 18h	Mo 12 19h	Mo 12 20h	Mo 12 21h	Tu 13 7h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	Tu 13 18h	Tu 13 19h	Tu 13 20h	Tu 13 21h	We 14 7h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	We 14 18h	We 14 19h	We 14 20h	We 14 21h	Th 15 7h	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h	Th 15 18h	Th 15 19h	Th 15 20h	Th 15 21h	Fr 16 7h	Fr 16 8h	Fr 16 9h	Fr 16 10h	Fr 16 11h	Fr 16 12h	Fr 16 13h	Fr 16 14h	Fr 16 15h	Fr 16 16h	Fr 16 17h	Fr 16 18h	Fr 16 19h	Fr 16 20h	Fr 16 21h	Sa 17 7h	Sa 17 8h	Sa 17 9h	Sa 17 10h	Sa 17 11h	Sa 17 12h	Sa 17 13h	Sa 17 14h	Sa 17 15h	Sa 17 16h	Sa 17 17h	Sa 17 18h	Sa 17 19h	Sa 17 20h	Sa 17 21h	Su 18 7h	Su 18 8h	Su 18 9h	Su 18 10h	Su 18 11h	Su 18 12h	Su 18 13h	Su 18 14h	Su 18 15h	Su 18 16h	Su 18 17h	Su 18 18h	Su 18 19h	Su 18 20h	Su 18 21h	Mo 19 7h	Mo 19 8h	Mo 19 9h	Mo 19 10h	Mo 19 11h	Mo 19 12h	Mo 19 13h	Mo 19 14h	Mo 19 15h	Mo 19 16h	Mo 19 17h	Mo 19 18h	Mo 19 19h	Mo 19 20h	Mo 19 21h	Tu 20 7h	Tu 20 8h	Tu 20 9h	Tu 20 10h	Tu 20 11h	Tu 20 12h	Tu 20 13h	Tu 20 14h	Tu 20 15h	Tu 20 16h	Tu 20 17h	Tu 20 18h	Tu 20 19h	Tu 20 20h	Tu 20 21h	We 21 7h	We 21 8h	We 21 9h	We 21 10h	We 21 11h	We 21 12h	We 21 13h	We 21 14h	We 21 15h	We 21 16h	We 21 17h	We 21 18h	We 21 19h	We 21 20h	We 21 21h	Th 22 7h	Th 22 8h	Th 22 9h	Th 22 10h	Th 22 11h	Th 22 12h	Th 22 13h	Th 22 14h	Th 22 15h	Th 22 16h	Th 22 17h	Th 22 18h	Th 22 19h	Th 22 20h	Th 22 21h	Th 22 22h	Fr 23 7h	Fr 23 8h	Fr 23 9h	Fr 23 10h	Fr 23 11h	Fr 23 12h	Fr 23 13h	Fr 23 14h	Fr 23 15h	Fr 23 16h	Fr 23 17h	Fr 23 18h	Fr 23 19h	Fr 23 20h	Fr 23 21h	Fr 23 22h	Sa 24 7h	Sa 24 8h	Sa 24 9h	Sa 24 10h	Sa 24 11h	Sa 24 12h	Sa 24 13h	Sa 24 14h	Sa 24 15h	Sa 24 16h	Sa 24 17h	Sa 24 18h	Sa 24 19h	Sa 24 20h	Sa 24 21h	Sa 24 22h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	9	4	8	12	14	16	15	16	14	16	16	15	14	14	13	7	6	6	9	11	12	12	15	9	9	11	14	12	10	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	6	8	6	5	3	3	5	5	5	4	3	2	2	3	3	7	8	9	6	5	5	6	3	4	6	8	9	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	4	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	8	8	7	8	9	11	12	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	6	7	8	9	11	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	12	11	10	7	7	8	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	7	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	6	5	4	12	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	18	19	21	21	22	23	22	22	21	18	15	13	12	11	11	11	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	4	3	4	6	7	7	8	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	14
Gusts (kn)	12	13	11	17	19	22	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	20	20	11	9	9	13	15	18	18	21	22	13	18	19	19	17	15	9	7	6	6	7	8	8	10	13	14	13	11	9	7	9	8	9	9	8	7	8	9	9	13	15	15	15	11	9	9	9	9	11	14	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	15	14	13	10	7	8	10	13	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	14	14	15	18	21	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	17	11	11	14	16	19	20	21	22	11	12	13	14	15	17	18	20	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	20	22	23	22	21	20	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	20	21	22	18	18	18	17	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	10	10	9	8	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	22	24	24	23	23	24	25	25	23	21	19	20	22	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	30	29	29	28	25	21	19	19	21	21	20	19	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	7	6	7	7	9	11	13	15	18	20	22	24	26	26	25	23
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6
Wave Per.	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Energy (Kj)	26	30	32	36	40	44	46	51	54	57	58	60	63	62	65	54	52	52	50	50	49	45	45	43	42	42	42	45	46	50	111	122	126	130	138	141	144	152	153	154	161	163	163	164	164	160	151	149	146	148	140	139	132	125	124	126	134	126	119	114	75	72	70	70	68	68	65	64	61	57	55	52	49	45	43	20	18	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	18	17	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9
Temp. (°C)	11	10	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	11	11	12	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	14	13	12	12	12	14	15	16	17	17	17	16	15	16	15	15	14	10	11	11	12	13	15	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	12	12	13	15	15	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	17	19	18	18	17	16	15	14	11	12	13	15	16	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	13	11	11	13	15	16	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	14	12	11	12	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	12	11	12	14	15	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	13	12	11	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	10	11	12	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14
Rain (mm)																								0.6	0.9		0.1	1.7		2.8	0.1		0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.7	0.8	1.8	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.1							0.1	0.1	0.6	0.8	0.3	0.7	1.7	2.2	1.0	0.8	0.5							0.1	0.1	0.1	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.1																																																																																																															0.4	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1													0.1	0.1	0.1																																	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)		43			1	3	1	13	11				100	40	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	99	100	97	95	95	77	61	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	21	41	62	67	73	78	79	79	80	87	93	100	83	77	88	76	65	53	51	50	48	38	27	17	45	72	100	98			7	15	22	19	17	14	22	30	38	39	39	40	27			8	15	23	15	8		29	29	29	21	14	6	17	2	2	3	5	6	10	13	17	15	12	10	9	9	8	10	4	5	5	4	4	3	1																								1	2	17	32	47	59	71	83	68	52	37	39	41	43	62	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	98	85	71	58	48	34	36	41	45	50	35	21	6	24	41	59	41	22	4	4	5	83	78	79	80	81	87	94	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	97	96	97	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Tide Ht.	5.6	4.5	3.4	2.4	2.0	2.3	3.2	4.4	5.6	6.5	6.8	6.7	6.0	5.0	3.8	6.3	5.3	4.1	2.8	2.0	1.8	2.4	3.5	5.0	6.2	7.0	7.1	6.7	5.8	4.5	6.9	6.1	4.9	3.5	2.3	1.7	1.8	2.7	4.1	5.6	6.8	7.3	7.2	6.4	5.3	7.3	6.7	5.6	4.2	2.9	1.8	1.5	2.1	3.3	4.8	6.3	7.3	7.5	7.0	6.0	7.4	7.1	6.3	5.0	3.6	2.3	1.6	1.7	2.6	4.0	5.6	6.9	7.5	7.4	6.6	7.3	7.3	6.7	5.7	4.3	3.0	2.0	1.6	2.1	3.3	4.8	6.3	7.2	7.5	7.0	6.8	7.3	7.0	6.2	5.0	3.7	2.6	1.9	1.9	2.7	4.0	5.5	6.7	7.3	7.2	6.1	6.9	7.1	6.5	5.6	4.4	3.3	2.4	2.0	2.3	3.3	4.7	6.0	6.9	7.2	5.3	6.3	6.8	6.7	6.0	5.1	4.0	3.0	2.4	2.3	2.8	3.9	5.1	6.2	6.8	4.5	5.5	6.3	6.6	6.3	5.6	4.7	3.8	3.0	2.6	2.7	3.3	4.3	5.4	6.2	3.6	4.6	5.5	6.1	6.3	6.0	5.3	4.5	3.8	3.1	2.8	2.9	3.6	4.5	5.4	3.0	3.7	4.6	5.4	5.9	6.1	5.9	5.3	4.6	3.9	3.3	3.0	3.0	3.6	4.4	2.7	2.9	3.5	4.3	5.2	5.9	6.1	6.0	5.5	4.8	4.1	3.4	2.9	2.9	3.3	2.9	2.5	2.6	3.2	4.1	5.1	5.9	6.4	6.3	5.9	5.1	4.3	3.4	2.7	2.5	2.9	3.6	2.6	2.1	2.1	2.8	3.9	5.2	6.2	6.8	6.8	6.3	5.4	4.3	3.1	2.3	2.0	4.8	3.4	2.3	1.6	1.7	2.6	3.9	5.4	6.6	7.3	7.2	6.6	5.5	4.1	2.8	1.8
Tide Dir.					low						high									low						high										low						high									low						high				high						low						high			high							low					high				high						low						high			high							low						high			high						low						high				high						low									high							low									high							low				low						high						low				low						high						low					low						high						low					low						high						low
Tide Time					11:10						17:10									11:40						17:40										12:20						18:20									12:50						18:50				07:00						13:20						19:20			07:30							14:00					19:50				08:10						14:30						20:20			08:40							15:00						21:00			09:20						15:40						21:30				10:00						16:20									10:50							17:10									11:50							18:20				07:00						13:10						19:40				08:20						14:20						20:50					09:20						15:30						21:50					10:20						16:20						22:50

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave

Water hazards: Rocks

Infos: The spot depends on the tide: at low tide you have very flat water, like a lagoon, and at high tide it is mostly choppy in the middle. At high tide the entry of the Kernic Bay has smooth waves.

Beach type & size: Sand - Big

Infos: Perfect sandy beach, 3km long. At low tide you have 500m to launch your kite and at high tide remaining 100m of beach. Multiple access and parking from the main road.

Weather specificities: 20-30C and sunny during summer. 13C, various weather in autumn and spring. 5C and mostly cloudy during winter.

Wind type: Thermal, Frontal

Wind specificities: 15 knots thermal wind during summer. Strong during winter. Wind direction from NW to SW all year long. All northbound wind are useful (onshore to sideshore) and the best is NW with 17-20 kts.

Best months: January, February, July, August, November, December

Access description: by Car - The spot is in the French Brittany. If you go by plane, fly to Brest (35km from the spot). From Brest go in direction of Morlaix and at 20 km from Brest take the direction of Lesneven. From Lesneven proceed direction of Plouescat and when you reach the sea coast, you go through the little forest of Keremma and just after you will find a camping area (only open during summer) with a parking. You can stop there. Now you only have to go beyond the dune and enjoy the famous spot.

Specific rules: None

Extra: Most famous French Brittany spot. It's perfect to learn, some schools around. Rescue only during summer. But if there are windy conditions, be sure you won't be alone (even in winter).

Accommodations: Camping, School, Rescue, Parking

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