Golden Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Liberia · Comté de Montserrado

Spot currently openIntermediate level 6.3 | -10.8

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
Golden Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in Montserrado County, near Monrovia in Liberia. This coastal spot faces the Atlantic Ocean and receives southwest monsoon winds during the rainy season and the northeast Harmattan during the dry season. Oceanic water with tides, suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Golden Beach

Sunrise 06:29 · Sunset 18:26

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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 2.5 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 Now02:071 m08:340.6 m14:290.9 m20:150.5 m03:031.1 m09:230.5 m15:300.9 m21:090.5 m03:441.2 m10:000.4 m16:151 m21:540.4 m04:191.2 m10:350.3 m16:531.1 m22:350.4 m04:531.3 m11:080.2 m17:291.2 m23:150.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Golden Beach: 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

160h

in March · 26 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, August and March, at 28 rideable days and 27 °C. The low point is November, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days26 d M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 10.5 rideable days M June: 16 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 12.5 rideable days O November: 9 rideable days9 d N December: 17.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days26 d M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 10.5 rideable days M June: 16 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 12.5 rideable days O November: 9 rideable days9 d N December: 17.5 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 July, at 26 °C. The wettest month is August, with 624 mm.

Monthly averages: Golden Beach
Monthly averages — Golden Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.5 94 h 30 °C 50 mm
February 24.0 131 h 30 °C 41 mm
March 26.0 160 h 30 °C 76 mm
April 17.5 94 h 30 °C 142 mm
May 10.5 60 h 29 °C 243 mm
June 16.0 77 h 27 °C 489 mm
July 30.0 266 h 26 °C 496 mm
August 28.5 291 h 26 °C 624 mm
September 21.0 152 h 26 °C 480 mm
October 12.5 55 h 27 °C 376 mm
November 9.0 34 h 29 °C 132 mm
December 17.5 74 h 30 °C 76 mm

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Technical details of Golden Beach spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Depending on conditions 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: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: NE, S, WNW, NNW.

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

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