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Sulima is a kitesurfing spot located in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, at the mouth of the Moa River. This remote spot faces the Atlantic Ocean and benefits from southwest winds during the monsoon and the northeast Harmattan during the dry season. Oceanic water with tides, for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Sulima

Sunrise 06:32 · Sunset 18:29

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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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 3.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:16 · 1 m Low tide 08:43 · 0.6 m High tide 14:41 · 0.9 m Low tide 20:26 · 0.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:12 · 1.1 m Low tide 09:32 · 0.5 m High tide 15:42 · 1 m Low tide 21:20 · 0.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:54 · 1.2 m Low tide 10:10 · 0.4 m High tide 16:26 · 1.1 m Low tide 22:05 · 0.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:29 · 1.3 m Low tide 10:44 · 0.3 m High tide 17:04 · 1.2 m Low tide 22:46 · 0.4 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:03 · 1.3 m Low tide 11:18 · 0.2 m High tide 17:39 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:26 · 0.3 m

Sulima: 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

124h

in February · 25 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, July and February, at 27 rideable days and 28 °C. The low point is November, at 3.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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 26 °C. The wettest month is July, with 771 mm.

Monthly averages: Sulima

Monthly averages — Sulima — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.5	80 h	30 °C	43 mm
February	25.0	124 h	31 °C	31 mm
March	23.5	147 h	31 °C	34 mm
April	20.0	96 h	30 °C	126 mm
May	10.5	52 h	29 °C	227 mm
June	12.5	63 h	28 °C	553 mm
July	26.5	218 h	26 °C	771 mm
August	29.0	264 h	26 °C	636 mm
September	22.0	127 h	26 °C	684 mm
October	10.0	45 h	28 °C	344 mm
November	3.5	18 h	29 °C	129 mm
December	11.0	40 h	30 °C	61 mm

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Technical details of Sulima spot

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

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

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