Overview

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Mahury is a kitesurfing spot at the mouth of the Mahury River, near Cayenne in French Guiana. This spot offers water at the river mouth, mainly navigable during falling tide.

Wind is from the southeast in dry season and north in rainy season, with trade winds of 15-25 knots. Beware of strong currents, especially at rising tide. Water is warm but muddy.

The spot is reserved for advanced riders due to dangerous currents. Not recommended for beginners.

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Spot forecast for Mahury

Sunrise 06:13 · Sunset 18:13

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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 1.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:09 · 1.9 m Low tide 06:17 · 0.9 m High tide 13:11 · 1.9 m Low tide 18:41 · 1.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:12 · 2 m Low tide 07:16 · 0.8 m High tide 13:51 · 2.1 m Low tide 19:38 · 0.9 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:58 · 2.2 m Low tide 08:01 · 0.7 m High tide 14:24 · 2.2 m Low tide 20:22 · 0.7 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:35 · 2.3 m Low tide 08:40 · 0.6 m High tide 14:53 · 2.4 m Low tide 21:02 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:10 · 2.5 m Low tide 09:18 · 0.5 m High tide 15:23 · 2.6 m Low tide 22:42 · 0.4 m

Mahury: 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

285h

in January · 30 rideable days

The season runs from September to April, peaking in January: 27 rideable days a month and 285 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is July, at 10 days.

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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 February, at 28 °C. The wettest month is May, with 696 mm.

Monthly averages: Mahury

Monthly averages — Mahury — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.0	285 h	29 °C	283 mm
February	26.0	280 h	28 °C	287 mm
March	27.0	270 h	29 °C	320 mm
April	26.5	233 h	29 °C	395 mm
May	16.0	105 h	28 °C	696 mm
June	14.0	85 h	29 °C	523 mm
July	10.0	68 h	29 °C	344 mm
August	14.5	114 h	31 °C	169 mm
September	25.5	210 h	32 °C	52 mm
October	25.0	219 h	31 °C	107 mm
November	26.0	223 h	30 °C	169 mm
December	27.5	256 h	28 °C	384 mm

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Technical details of Mahury spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE.

Depending on conditions: SSE, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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CAYENNE SUZINI8.7 km

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Nearby spots

All spots: Arrondissement de Cayenne

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