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Pindai kitesurf and wingfoil spot

New Caledonia · Province Nord

Spot currently openIntermediate level -21.34 | 164.94

Overview

Pindai is a kitesurfing spot located on the west coast of Grande Terre in the North Province. The lagoon is wide and offers flat water, protected by the coral reef. The southeast trade winds blow regularly.
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Spot forecast for Pindai

Sunrise 05:25 · Sunset 18:05

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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 2.9 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 Now01:550.8 m08:270.5 m15:511.1 m22:350.6 m03:410.9 m09:440.5 m16:421.1 m23:190.5 m04:550.9 m10:460.5 m17:221.2 m23:530.4 m05:481 m11:370.4 m17:571.2 m00:240.3 m06:321.1 m12:230.4 m18:301.3 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 · 0.9 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 · 1.3 m

Pindai: 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

199h

in September · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from August to December, peaking in September: 22 rideable days a month and 199 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is January, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d J February: 23 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days J August: 21 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d S October: 22 rideable days O November: 20.5 rideable days N December: 22 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d J February: 23 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days J August: 21 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d S October: 22 rideable days O November: 20.5 rideable days N December: 22 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 25 °C. The wettest month is February, with 339 mm.

Monthly averages: Pindai
Monthly averages — Pindai — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 15.5 116 h 30 °C 234 mm
February 23.0 208 h 29 °C 339 mm
March 20.0 160 h 30 °C 297 mm
April 18.5 127 h 29 °C 188 mm
May 23.5 216 h 26 °C 58 mm
June 16.5 136 h 26 °C 53 mm
July 16.0 140 h 25 °C 72 mm
August 21.0 175 h 25 °C 78 mm
September 24.5 199 h 27 °C 37 mm
October 22.0 210 h 27 °C 73 mm
November 20.5 163 h 29 °C 100 mm
December 22.0 180 h 30 °C 226 mm

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Technical details of Pindai 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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