Overview

Baie de Pont-Mahé is a kitesurf spot in the sheltered bay near Pénestin/Assérac. Flat water in south and southwest winds. Beginner to intermediate level. Part of the Pont-Mahé bay kite cluster (see also IDs 1088, 3919, 15387-89).

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Spot forecast for Baie de Pont-Mahé

Sunrise 08:35 · Sunset 19:13

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 12:52 · 3.7 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 19:47 · 2.1 m
High tide Wed 21 · 01:44 · 3.6 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 08:07 · 2 m

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Baie de Pont-Mahé: 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

287h

in July · 28 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 287 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is October, at 15 days.

Kiting is forbidden here from 9h to 19h, between 01/07 and 31/08. Juillet-août : zones de baignade à respecter dans la baie. The spot is only open from 01/04 to 31/10.

Rideable days per month

Closed monthMonth with time restrictions

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is April, at 16 °C. The wettest month is October, with 77 mm.

Monthly averages: Baie de Pont-Mahé

Monthly averages — Baie de Pont-Mahé — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January closed	16.0	142 h	8 °C	125 mm
February closed	18.0	188 h	10 °C	69 mm
March closed	19.0	176 h	13 °C	55 mm
April	21.0	208 h	16 °C	58 mm
May	21.0	223 h	18 °C	48 mm
June	23.0	255 h	21 °C	24 mm
July hours	28.0	287 h	22 °C	41 mm
August hours	23.5	239 h	23 °C	23 mm
September	22.0	206 h	19 °C	64 mm
October	15.0	152 h	17 °C	77 mm
November closed	15.0	140 h	13 °C	66 mm
December closed	16.0	126 h	10 °C	59 mm

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Technical details of Baie de Pont-Mahé spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, SE, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date

Open : from 01/04 to 31/10
Closed : from 01/07 to 31/08 (09:00 – 19:00)
Juillet-août : zones de baignade à respecter dans la baie.

Required level

Beginner

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