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PenthièvreTWO SPOTS IN ONE

Brittany's two-sided miracle: the Penthièvre isthmus is a few hundred metres wide, Atlantic waves on one side and a flat, shallow, swell-free bay on the other — with the Hôtel des Deux Mers and the Auberge du Petit Matelot both ~30 m from the sand, and three schools — Rêve de Glisse, NKS56 and Kite Spirit — picking the right side for the day's wind.

Stay & learn on the spot

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Hotels on the water · 3 LIVE
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Hotel30 m from the sandFamily suitesTwo seas

Hôtel des Deux Mers

The 1930s house 30 m from Penthièvre beach: 10 of 14 rooms are two-bedroom family suites, garden terrace, bikes — ocean and flat bay both at the door.

To the beach
30 M · VIA GARDEN
Family suites
10 OF 14 ROOMS
Spot view
YES
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Auberge~30 m from the sandFamily-runApril -> September

Auberge du Petit Matelot

The small family-run auberge a few steps from Penthièvre's sand: 20+ years on the isthmus, open April to September, honest prices.

To the beach
~30 M
Open
APR-SEP
Style
AUBERGE
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CampsiteOn the bay spotCanvas bungalowsNatura 2000

Camping Les Sables Blancs

The municipal campsite opening straight onto the flat bay-side kite beach: furnished canvas bungalows, 18 ha of protected dunes, honest municipal prices.

To the bay spot
DIRECT ACCESS
Bungalows
CANVAS · FURNISHED
Open
MAR-OCT
Kite schools on the beach · 3 LIVE
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SchoolAFKiteSince 1998Max 4

Kite Spirit

Sébastien & Arnaud's school since 1998: both isthmus beaches, groups of 4 max, autonomy packs, seven days a week March to November.

Since
1998
Group max
4
Open
7D/WK
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SchoolFFVL · EFKMax 3-4Boat sessions

NKS56

FFVL EFK school playing both sides of the isthmus by wind direction, boat sessions in the bay, groups of 3-4 max, March to November.

Group max
3-4
Season
MAR-NOV
FFVL
EFK
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SchoolFFVL · EFKSince 19985 spots

Rêve de Glisse

The 1998 pioneer with the FFVL EFK label: five Morbihan spots in rotation, from the Penthièvre isthmus to Kerhillio.

Since
1998
Spots
5
FFVL
EFK
Penthièvre in motion ▶ YOUTUBE

7-day wind forecast

SPOT: PENTHIÈVRE ISTHMUS (OCEAN + BAY) · UPDATED DAILY
Penthièvre isthmus (ocean + bay) · Penthièvre STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 20.07
TODAY
20.07
16KTS · GUST 25
NE · 10m
GO
TUE
21.07
15KTS · GUST 27
NE · 12m
OK
WED
22.07
11KTS · GUST 22
NE · 12m+
LIGHT
THU
23.07
12KTS · GUST 22
NE · 12m
OK
FRI
24.07
11KTS · GUST 22
NNE · 12m+
LIGHT
SAT
25.07
18KTS · GUST 38
NW · 10m
GO
SUN
26.07
12KTS · GUST 28
W · 12m
OK
GO 16–24 kts · OK 12–15 · STRONG 25+ · LIGHT <12 — Open-Meteo data, cached & rewritten nightly by the agent as static HTML.
The Kitesurf Camp verdict Penthièvre trades raw wind for geography: whatever the direction, one side of the isthmus works — and your hotel is 30 metres from both. Come April-June or September-November for real wind; summer is for gentle family thermals and crêpes.

Spot spec sheet

CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT · REV 07.20
The trick
Ocean side in W winds · flat bay side in E/S/N winds300 M WALK BETWEEN
Wind honesty
Best autumn-winter; summer = light afternoon thermals12M SUMMER · 9-10M REST
Water
Ocean waves vs bay: flat, shallow, vast, no current
Season
Schools March → November
Summer zoning
Bay ban ~29 May-11 Sep (south camping end) · ocean corridor posts 10/11YEAR-ROUND ZONES EXIST
Level
Bay learners → ocean wave riders
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