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Cotton Bay (Cas en Bas) kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

St. Lucia · Gros Islet

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 14.09 | -60.93

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
Cotton Bay (Cas en Bas) is the most popular kitesurf spot in Saint Lucia, located on the northeast Atlantic coast. This spot offers consistent easterly trade winds and varied water conditions between lagoon and ocean. Ideal for intermediate riders, with kite schools on site.
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Spot forecast for Cotton Bay (Cas en Bas)

Sunrise 05:55 · 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 3 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 Now05:160.2 m12:550.4 m17:260.4 m22:290.5 m06:000.3 m13:000.5 m18:260.3 m23:480.5 m06:340.3 m13:010.5 m19:080.3 m00:540.5 m07:050.3 m13:130.5 m19:460.2 m01:500.5 m07:350.3 m13:370.6 m21:250.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m

Cotton Bay (Cas en Bas): 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

452h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 30 °C. It peaks in May, with 452 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 30.5 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 26.5 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 30.5 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 26.5 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is July, with 114 mm.

Monthly averages: Cotton Bay (Cas en Bas)
Monthly averages — Cotton Bay (Cas en Bas) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.5 395 h 28 °C 91 mm
February 27.5 372 h 28 °C 60 mm
March 28.5 384 h 29 °C 49 mm
April 29.0 421 h 29 °C 41 mm
May 31.0 452 h 30 °C 68 mm
June 30.0 449 h 30 °C 103 mm
July 30.5 454 h 30 °C 114 mm
August 29.5 408 h 30 °C 93 mm
September 26.5 330 h 31 °C 70 mm
October 25.5 309 h 31 °C 58 mm
November 28.5 362 h 30 °C 105 mm
December 29.5 373 h 28 °C 76 mm

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Technical details of Cotton Bay (Cas en Bas) 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.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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