Overview

Poingam is a spot located at the far north of Grande Terre. The spot offers a body of water in the lagoon with regular south-east trade winds. A remote and wild spot, in a preserved natural setting.

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Spot forecast for Poingam

Sunrise 05:29 · Sunset 18:07

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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 3.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:47 · 0.9 m Low tide 07:21 · 0.5 m High tide 15:09 · 1.1 m Low tide 20:49 · 0.8 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:09 · 0.9 m Low tide 08:13 · 0.5 m High tide 15:34 · 1.1 m Low tide 21:28 · 0.7 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:07 · 1 m Low tide 09:00 · 0.5 m High tide 15:58 · 1.2 m Low tide 22:01 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:57 · 1 m Low tide 09:42 · 0.5 m High tide 16:24 · 1.2 m Low tide 22:34 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:44 · 1.1 m Low tide 10:23 · 0.5 m High tide 16:51 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:07 · 0.4 m

Poingam: 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

362h

in October · 30 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are October, May and September, at 30 rideable days and 25 °C. The low point is February, at 21.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 33%13-20 knots · 51%21-30 knots · 16%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 51% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is August, at 23 °C. The wettest month is March, with 260 mm.

Monthly averages: Poingam

Monthly averages — Poingam — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.0	294 h	28 °C	154 mm
February	21.5	252 h	28 °C	259 mm
March	28.5	366 h	27 °C	260 mm
April	25.5	286 h	27 °C	148 mm
May	29.5	355 h	25 °C	46 mm
June	25.5	289 h	25 °C	53 mm
July	27.0	276 h	24 °C	51 mm
August	26.5	289 h	23 °C	64 mm
September	29.5	374 h	24 °C	9 mm
October	30.0	362 h	25 °C	63 mm
November	27.5	352 h	26 °C	83 mm
December	26.0	311 h	27 °C	171 mm

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Technical details of Poingam 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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