Windsurf and Wing foil at Brest, Brittany: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Brittany, France

The main season at Brest is between July and October, and sessions mostly start between 14:00 and 17:00. Windsurf accounts for 36% of sessions.

Sessions, 12 months
513
Riders, 12 months
74
Sessions, 30 days
36
Record, 12 months
36.6 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Pierre-Louis PERRINET34.1 kn 63.1 km/h
2Riou pierre-Mael34.1 kn 63.1 km/h
3Cédric BELBEOCH33.6 kn 62.3 km/h
4Jules Chamiot28.5 kn 52.8 km/h
5Loyau26.5 kn 49.1 km/h
6Victor Le Roux26.3 kn 48.8 km/h
7Romuald GEYER25.9 kn 48.0 km/h
8Frédéric Digeon25.9 kn 47.9 km/h
9Marion Couturier25.8 kn 47.8 km/h
10Malo Courtois24.8 kn 45.9 km/h

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Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Riou pierre-Mael35.6 kn 65.9 km/h
2Victor Le Roux32.8 kn 60.7 km/h
3Malo Bontemps29.4 kn 54.4 km/h
4Arsène Vacher27.8 kn 51.4 km/h
5Paul Ribeaudeau27.1 kn 50.1 km/h
6Timeo Latin27.1 kn 50.1 km/h
7Jules Monvoisin26.1 kn 48.3 km/h
8Loic Helies24.7 kn 45.8 km/h
9Malo23.1 kn 42.7 km/h
10brunou magueur xx pdt22.9 kn 42.4 km/h

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Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Madec36.6 kn 67.7 km/h
2Leopold BRISEDOU28.7 kn 53.1 km/h
3Thomas Cacciola26.9 kn 49.9 km/h
4Malo Bontemps25.2 kn 46.6 km/h
5Raphaël MOULIN24.5 kn 45.3 km/h
6Charles Bourdon23.9 kn 44.3 km/h
7thierry lepage21.7 kn 40.1 km/h
8Tom19.6 kn 36.3 km/h

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Sailing: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1enael RIO32.5 kn 60.2 km/h
2Samuel Galic18.0 kn 33.4 km/h
3Eliot Delbaere16.6 kn 30.7 km/h
4victor gouesnard15.9 kn 29.5 km/h
5Olivier Pradier15.6 kn 28.8 km/h
6Corentin Valet15.3 kn 28.4 km/h
7hervé JEAN TOUFFET9.2 kn 17.0 km/h
8Cédric BELBEOCH8.4 kn 15.5 km/h
9Vincent Guillarm6.7 kn 12.5 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan13
  • Feb48
  • Mar44
  • Apr38
  • May23
  • Jun40
  • Jul67
  • Aug106
  • Sep73
  • Oct53
  • Nov8
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • WindsurfAugust37
  • Wing foilAugust23
  • WindfoilAugust29
  • SailingJuly11

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 17:00. Local start time.

  • 7:001
  • 8:001
  • 9:0013
  • 10:0021
  • 11:0012
  • 12:0053
  • 13:0041
  • 14:0097
  • 15:0096
  • 16:0061
  • 17:0047
  • 18:0042
  • 19:0026
  • 20:002

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • N152
  • SW131
  • NE82
  • W50
  • NW47
  • S33
  • E15
  • SE3
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Questions

When is the best time to go to Brest?

Sessions at Brest are mostly between July and October. The busiest month is August, with 106 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Brest better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 17:00, local time. 9% start before noon and 91% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Brest?

Windsurf (36%), Wing foil (25%), Windfoil (19%), Sailing (6%), and Powerboat (4%). Waterspeed recorded 513 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Brest?

36.6 knots (67.7 km/h), Windfoil, on April 21, 2026. It is the fastest session at Brest on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Windsurf leaderboard at Brest?

Pierre-Louis PERRINET, with 34.1 knots on October 7, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.