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Mahe - Anse Forbans kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Seychelles · Takamaka

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 8 m -4.77 | 55.52

Overview

Anse Forbans is a kitesurfing spot located on the southeast coast of Mahe, Seychelles, in the Takamaka district. The beach faces southeast and receives the southeast monsoon (May-September). The reef offers partial protection. The spot is suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Mahe - Anse Forbans

Sunrise 05:52 · Sunset 18:11

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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 4.9 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16 Now05:551.4 m12:420.2 m18:230.9 m23:480.3 m06:241.4 m13:140.2 m18:530.9 m00:160.4 m06:541.3 m13:490.3 m19:280.8 m00:470.4 m07:271.2 m14:290.4 m20:140.8 m01:260.5 m08:061.1 m15:170.4 m21:220.8 m
  • Thursday 12 November High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 13 November High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.9 m
  • Saturday 14 November Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Sunday 15 November Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Monday 16 November Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m

Mahe - Anse Forbans: 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

417h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 417 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is December, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 14 rideable days F March: 9.5 rideable days M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 30 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days7 d D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 14 rideable days F March: 9.5 rideable days M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 30 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days7 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 51%13-20 knots · 48%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 51% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 26 °C. The wettest month is March, with 347 mm.

Monthly averages: Mahe - Anse Forbans
Monthly averages — Mahe - Anse Forbans — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 13.5 108 h 28 °C 268 mm
February 14.0 115 h 28 °C 217 mm
March 9.5 79 h 28 °C 347 mm
April 9.5 74 h 28 °C 269 mm
May 25.0 287 h 28 °C 215 mm
June 29.0 390 h 27 °C 156 mm
July 30.5 417 h 26 °C 66 mm
August 30.0 414 h 26 °C 83 mm
September 29.5 411 h 26 °C 128 mm
October 23.0 272 h 27 °C 33 mm
November 8.5 66 h 27 °C 130 mm
December 7.0 68 h 28 °C 285 mm

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Technical details of Mahe - Anse Forbans spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions 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: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: E, S.

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

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