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Ilot Signal kitesurf and wingfoil spot

New Caledonia · Province Sud

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 5 m -22.3 | 166.29

Overview

Ilot Signal is located in the Noumea lagoon. It is a kitesurfing spot accessible by boat, offering flat water with consistent southeast trade winds. Magnificent setting in the New Caledonian lagoon.
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Spot forecast for Ilot Signal

Sunrise 05:18 · Sunset 18:00

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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 2.7 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 Now01:520.8 m08:200.5 m15:351.1 m22:170.6 m03:310.8 m09:380.5 m16:341.1 m23:100.5 m04:500.9 m10:430.5 m17:191.2 m23:490.4 m05:461 m11:370.4 m17:571.2 m00:240.3 m06:311.1 m12:250.4 m18:321.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.2 m

Ilot Signal: 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

417h

in March · 30.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, May and September, at 29 rideable days and 24 °C. The low point is July, at 21 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 27 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 28 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days21 d J August: 23 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 25.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 27 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 28 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days21 d J August: 23 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 26.5 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 25.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 23%13-20 knots · 59%21-30 knots · 18%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 59% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is August, at 22 °C. The wettest month is April, with 274 mm.

Monthly averages: Ilot Signal
Monthly averages — Ilot Signal — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.0 340 h 27 °C 113 mm
February 27.5 387 h 26 °C 266 mm
March 30.5 417 h 26 °C 200 mm
April 23.5 251 h 26 °C 274 mm
May 28.0 331 h 24 °C 63 mm
June 21.5 245 h 24 °C 98 mm
July 21.0 208 h 23 °C 134 mm
August 23.0 250 h 22 °C 76 mm
September 28.0 316 h 23 °C 20 mm
October 26.5 318 h 24 °C 75 mm
November 27.5 355 h 25 °C 35 mm
December 25.5 317 h 26 °C 115 mm

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Technical details of Ilot Signal spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Depending on conditions E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Depending on conditions 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 E, ESE, SE, SSE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, S.

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