Cayenne | Plage de Montabo kitesurf spot

French Guiana · Arrondissement de Cayenne

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 10 m 4.94 | -52.3

Overview

  • Kitesurf

Wide beach (100m) and long (1.3km). The launch area is located 100m to the left when arriving at the spot (downwind from swimmers).

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Spot forecast for Cayenne | Plage de Montabo

Sunrise 06:14 · Sunset 18:13

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.4 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:081.9 m06:170.9 m13:101.9 m18:401.1 m01:112 m07:160.8 m13:512.1 m19:370.9 m01:572.2 m08:010.7 m14:232.2 m20:210.7 m02:352.3 m08:400.6 m14:532.4 m21:010.5 m03:102.4 m09:170.5 m15:232.6 m22:410.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m

Cayenne | Plage de Montabo: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

373h

in January · 31 rideable days

The season runs from September to May, peaking in January: 29 rideable days a month and 373 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is July, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days16 d J August: 20 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days16 d J August: 20 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 97%13-20 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 97% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is May, with 687 mm.

Monthly averages: Cayenne | Plage de Montabo
Monthly averages — Cayenne | Plage de Montabo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 373 h 28 °C 255 mm
February 28.0 351 h 28 °C 274 mm
March 29.0 348 h 28 °C 288 mm
April 29.0 324 h 28 °C 402 mm
May 26.5 204 h 28 °C 687 mm
June 20.5 151 h 28 °C 487 mm
July 16.0 115 h 29 °C 288 mm
August 20.0 167 h 30 °C 139 mm
September 27.5 273 h 31 °C 31 mm
October 28.0 282 h 30 °C 69 mm
November 27.5 284 h 29 °C 151 mm
December 30.0 350 h 28 °C 361 mm

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Technical details of Cayenne | Plage de Montabo spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE.

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FFVL certified spot

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Spot opening date
Open all year round
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Beginner
Wind specificities

East, southeast, 12/25 knots.

Hazards

Rocky bar at the far left of the water, about 400m away. Swimming area during summer holidays.

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