Grand Riviere kitesurf and surf spot

Martinique · La Trinité

Spot currently openExpert level 14.87 | -61.18

Overview

Grand Riviere is a kitesurfing spot located at the northern tip of Martinique. This spot offers extreme conditions with powerful trade winds and strong Atlantic swell. Reserved for expert riders.
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Spot forecast for Grand Riviere

Sunrise 05:57 · 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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Swell and waves

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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 0.9 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now04:160.2 m13:350.4 m14:130.4 m20:310.4 m05:140.2 m13:250.4 m17:140.4 m22:010.4 m05:570.2 m13:280.4 m18:270.3 m23:300.4 m06:310.2 m13:180.4 m19:100.3 m00:540.4 m07:010.3 m13:120.5 m19:490.2 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m

Grand Riviere: 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

446h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 30 °C. It peaks in July, with 446 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 29 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 28 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days24 d S October: 24 rideable days24 d O November: 26 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 29 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d J August: 28 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days24 d S October: 24 rideable days24 d O November: 26 rideable days N December: 30 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 17%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is January, with 146 mm.

Monthly averages: Grand Riviere
Monthly averages — Grand Riviere — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 29.0 375 h 28 °C 146 mm
February 26.0 346 h 28 °C 112 mm
March 27.0 353 h 29 °C 63 mm
April 28.5 389 h 30 °C 74 mm
May 30.0 425 h 31 °C 94 mm
June 30.0 434 h 30 °C 114 mm
July 30.5 446 h 30 °C 124 mm
August 28.0 376 h 30 °C 116 mm
September 24.0 268 h 31 °C 113 mm
October 24.0 280 h 31 °C 69 mm
November 26.0 300 h 30 °C 97 mm
December 30.0 365 h 28 °C 86 mm

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Technical details of Grand Riviere 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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