Port Louis kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Guadeloupe · Grande-Terre

Spot currently openIntermediate level 16.43 | -61.54

Overview

Port Louis is a kitesurfing spot located on the north coast of Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe. This spot offers steady trade winds and a choppy water surface. Suitable for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Port Louis

Sunrise 05:59 · Sunset 17:41

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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 2.8 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now05:520.2 m14:340.3 m19:090.3 m21:300.3 m06:270.2 m14:150.3 m19:210.3 m23:450.3 m06:540.2 m14:020.3 m19:450.3 m01:440.3 m07:170.2 m13:320.3 m20:140.2 m03:030.3 m07:370.3 m13:240.4 m21:480.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m

Port Louis: 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

429h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in July: 29 rideable days a month and 429 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is September, at 21.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 27.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 27.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 28 °C. The wettest month is November, with 192 mm.

Monthly averages: Port Louis
Monthly averages — Port Louis — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 327 h 29 °C 39 mm
February 24.0 293 h 29 °C 62 mm
March 24.5 295 h 30 °C 52 mm
April 25.5 329 h 30 °C 70 mm
May 28.5 348 h 31 °C 145 mm
June 29.0 405 h 31 °C 73 mm
July 31.0 429 h 31 °C 116 mm
August 28.5 355 h 31 °C 135 mm
September 21.5 224 h 31 °C 162 mm
October 24.5 236 h 31 °C 144 mm
November 22.5 226 h 29 °C 192 mm
December 27.5 300 h 28 °C 64 mm

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Technical details of Port Louis spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

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

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