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Kourou kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

French Guiana · Arrondissement de Cayenne

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2 m 5.16 | -52.65

Overview

  • Surf
  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil

Kourou is a kitesurfing spot in the town of Kourou, French Guiana, famous for the Guiana Space Centre. Kourou's Kitebeach is one of only two officially authorized spots in French Guiana (along with APCAT in Rémire).

The spot works with all wind orientations and is particularly recommended three hours before and after high tide. Pointe des Roches allows wave surfing on the other side of the Kourou River and sailing in the river at low tide.

Wind is from the southeast in dry season and north in rainy season, with trade winds of 15-25 knots. Water is warm year-round.

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Spot forecast for Kourou

Sunrise 06:15 · Sunset 18:14

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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 4.4 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 Now06:120.9 m13:051.8 m18:361.1 m01:042 m07:100.8 m13:462 m19:310.9 m01:522.1 m07:560.7 m14:192.2 m20:160.7 m02:312.3 m08:350.6 m14:502.3 m20:570.5 m03:082.4 m09:140.5 m15:212.5 m22:380.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.1 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 · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m

Kourou: 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

348h

in January · 30 rideable days

The season runs from September to April, peaking in January: 28 rideable days a month and 348 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is July, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 30 rideable days30 d J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d J August: 19.5 rideable days A September: 26.5 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days O November: 27 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 30 rideable days30 d J February: 28 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d J August: 19.5 rideable days A September: 26.5 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days O November: 27 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 99%13-20 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 99% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is May, with 768 mm.

Monthly averages: Kourou
Monthly averages — Kourou — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.0 348 h 28 °C 280 mm
February 28.0 337 h 28 °C 217 mm
March 29.0 333 h 29 °C 248 mm
April 28.5 298 h 29 °C 388 mm
May 23.0 170 h 28 °C 768 mm
June 16.5 118 h 28 °C 557 mm
July 13.5 96 h 29 °C 281 mm
August 19.5 150 h 30 °C 148 mm
September 26.5 239 h 31 °C 61 mm
October 28.0 255 h 31 °C 99 mm
November 27.0 266 h 30 °C 154 mm
December 29.5 322 h 28 °C 388 mm

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Technical details of Kourou spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: SSE, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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