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Pointe Denis kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Gabon · Estuaire

Spot currently openIntermediate level 0.35 | 9.35

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
Pointe Denis is a kitesurfing spot located at the tip of Pointe Denis, facing Libreville in Gabon. This sandbar, accessible by boat, offers a semi-sheltered body of water between the estuary and the Atlantic Ocean. Southwest winds prevail during the dry season (June-September), providing regular sessions for intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Pointe Denis

Sunrise 06:04 · Sunset 18:10

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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 3.3 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 Now00:501.3 m06:090.9 m12:301.3 m18:330.7 m01:441.4 m07:170.8 m13:411.4 m19:280.6 m02:211.6 m08:080.7 m14:261.5 m20:120.5 m02:511.7 m08:500.5 m15:031.6 m20:520.4 m03:201.8 m09:280.4 m15:391.7 m21:300.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m

Pointe Denis: 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 July · 31 rideable days

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

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 12.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 31 rideable days A September: 29 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 12.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 31 rideable days A September: 29 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days N December: 17.5 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 27 °C. The wettest month is November, with 475 mm.

Monthly averages: Pointe Denis
Monthly averages — Pointe Denis — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.5 86 h 29 °C 228 mm
February 12.5 59 h 30 °C 236 mm
March 18.5 78 h 30 °C 319 mm
April 10.5 50 h 30 °C 231 mm
May 14.5 62 h 29 °C 305 mm
June 24.0 155 h 28 °C 103 mm
July 31.0 281 h 27 °C 17 mm
August 31.0 308 h 27 °C 30 mm
September 29.0 251 h 27 °C 125 mm
October 26.0 187 h 28 °C 293 mm
November 19.0 90 h 28 °C 475 mm
December 17.5 80 h 29 °C 294 mm

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Technical details of Pointe Denis 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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