Overview

Île Goldfield is a kitesurfing spot located in the lagoon of New Caledonia in South Province. The water body is flat and protected. The southeast trade winds blow regularly. Accessible by boat.

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Spot forecast for Ile Goldfield

Sunrise 05:19 · Sunset 18:00

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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 3.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:53 · 0.8 m Low tide 08:22 · 0.5 m High tide 15:38 · 1.1 m Low tide 22:20 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:34 · 0.8 m Low tide 09:39 · 0.5 m High tide 16:35 · 1.1 m Low tide 23:12 · 0.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:51 · 0.9 m Low tide 10:44 · 0.5 m High tide 17:19 · 1.2 m Low tide 23:50 · 0.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:47 · 1 m Low tide 11:37 · 0.4 m High tide 17:57 · 1.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:24 · 0.3 m High tide 06:32 · 1.1 m Low tide 12:25 · 0.4 m High tide 18:32 · 1.2 m

Ile Goldfield: 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

199h

in December · 21 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, December and February, at 21 rideable days and 29 °C. The low point is April, at 12 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 24 °C. The wettest month is February, with 339 mm.

Monthly averages: Ile Goldfield

Monthly averages — Ile Goldfield — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.0	126 h	30 °C	147 mm
February	19.5	215 h	29 °C	339 mm
March	21.5	209 h	29 °C	277 mm
April	12.0	100 h	28 °C	299 mm
May	19.5	191 h	26 °C	54 mm
June	12.0	102 h	25 °C	97 mm
July	12.5	90 h	24 °C	127 mm
August	16.0	115 h	24 °C	86 mm
September	16.5	140 h	26 °C	61 mm
October	19.0	163 h	27 °C	81 mm
November	19.5	160 h	29 °C	62 mm
December	21.0	199 h	30 °C	161 mm

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Technical details of Ile Goldfield spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, 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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