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Le Piege kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Congo - Brazzaville · Kouilou

Spot currently openIntermediate level -4.77 | 11.83

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
Le Piège is a kitesurfing spot located in the Kouilou region of the Republic of Congo. This coastal spot faces the Atlantic Ocean and benefits from southwest monsoon winds, particularly active during the dry season (June-September). Atlantic tides influence the water conditions. Spot for intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Le Piege

Sunrise 05:50 · Sunset 18:04

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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 3.1 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 Now05:200.8 m11:321.2 m17:480.6 m00:331.2 m06:280.7 m12:341.2 m18:400.5 m01:161.4 m07:180.6 m13:211.3 m19:230.4 m01:521.5 m08:000.5 m14:021.4 m20:020.4 m02:261.6 m08:380.3 m14:411.5 m20:400.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Le Piege: 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

281h

in October · 31 rideable days

The season runs from June to November, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 281 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is March, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 13 rideable days J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d M April: 12.5 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 23 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 13 rideable days J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d M April: 12.5 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 23 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%13-20 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 26 °C. The wettest month is November, with 367 mm.

Monthly averages: Le Piege
Monthly averages — Le Piege — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 13.0 57 h 29 °C 303 mm
February 13.5 57 h 30 °C 350 mm
March 10.5 46 h 30 °C 311 mm
April 12.5 52 h 30 °C 234 mm
May 14.5 88 h 29 °C 140 mm
June 24.5 143 h 27 °C 25 mm
July 29.0 183 h 26 °C 10 mm
August 29.0 191 h 26 °C 12 mm
September 30.0 255 h 26 °C 40 mm
October 31.0 281 h 27 °C 106 mm
November 23.0 110 h 28 °C 367 mm
December 13.5 76 h 28 °C 310 mm

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Technical details of Le Piege spot

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

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: S, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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