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Spot de Mahe - Carana Beach

Mahe - Carana Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Seychelles · Glacis

-4.58 | 55.46

Overview

Carana Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the north coast of Mahe, Seychelles, in the Glacis district. The beach faces north and receives the northwest monsoon (November-March) as onshore wind. During the SE monsoon, wind comes cross-shore. The spot is suited to intermediate riders.
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Mahe - Carana 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…)

The season runs from May to October, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 418 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is November, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55% 13-20 knots · 45% 21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 26 °C. The wettest month is March, with 344 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Mahe - Carana Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.0 226 h 28 °C 305 mm
February 16.5 136 h 28 °C 185 mm
March 15.5 135 h 28 °C 344 mm
April 10.5 90 h 28 °C 258 mm
May 25.0 296 h 28 °C 201 mm
June 29.5 391 h 27 °C 94 mm
July 31.0 418 h 26 °C 43 mm
August 30.0 415 h 26 °C 52 mm
September 29.5 411 h 26 °C 88 mm
October 22.0 261 h 27 °C 23 mm
November 9.5 68 h 27 °C 136 mm
December 18.0 146 h 27 °C 337 mm
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Technical details of Mahe - Carana Beach spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

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