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Spot de Stanis - Cayenne

Stanis - Cayenne kitesurf and wingfoil spot

French Guiana · Arrondissement de Cayenne

4.93 | -52.28

Overview

Stanis (CAYENNE) is a kitesurfing spot in Cayenne, French Guiana. This spot is on the Atlantic coast, offering access to the ocean from Cayenne's urban area.

Wind is mainly from the southeast during the dry season (July to November) and from the north during the rainy season. Trade winds blow consistently with speeds of 15-25 knots. Water is warm year-round but brown due to Amazonian sediment.

The spot suits intermediate riders. Watch for currents at high tide. French Guiana's kite community is active through the Guya'Kite association.

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Stanis - Cayenne: when to go?

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

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

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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. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Stanis - Cayenne — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
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 16.0 116 h 29 °C 288 mm
August 21.0 170 h 30 °C 139 mm
September 27.5 273 h 31 °C 31 mm
October 28.0 283 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 Stanis - Cayenne spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

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