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La Baule

📍 Nantes, France · Kiteboarding spot

La Baule is a kiteboarding spot near Nantes in France, with open ocean conditions and prevailing SE, SW wind.

CountryFrance
Nearest townNantes
Water typeOpen ocean
LaunchOcean
Best wind directionSE, SW
Wind typeFrontal
TideLow tide
Coordinates47.2812, -2.3909

About La Baule

Tidal beach. With strong winds waves can form, the nicest wave can be found at the sand bar, but not too big. Shore break at high tide. Normally flat to choppy. Shallow on the sand bar during low tide. Waves with W and SW.

What are the wind and water conditions?

La Baule offers open ocean conditions with SE, SW wind (Frontal wind), launching from ocean.

How do I get to La Baule?

From St-Nazaire just follow the signs towards La Baule-Escoublac. Here get to the beach.

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Where can I take kite lessons near La Baule?

8 kite schools operate in France. See kite schools in France →

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Spot data last updated 2026-07-20 · part of the KiteGlobe database of 6,633 kiteboarding spots.