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Grand Anse kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

St. Lucia · Dauphin

Spot currently openIntermediate level 14.01 | -60.89

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
Grand Anse is a kitesurf spot located on the north Atlantic coast of Saint Lucia. This beach, exposed to the trade winds, offers sustained wind conditions from the east to northeast. The ocean water conditions are suitable for intermediate and advanced riders.
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Spot forecast for Grand Anse

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 1.4 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 Now05:040.3 m12:300.5 m17:050.4 m22:500.5 m05:480.3 m12:460.5 m18:080.4 m00:020.5 m06:240.3 m12:590.6 m18:520.3 m00:580.6 m06:560.3 m13:150.6 m19:310.3 m01:460.6 m07:280.3 m13:380.6 m21:100.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.5 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 · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m

Grand Anse: 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

384h

in January · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 29 °C. It peaks in January, with 384 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d O November: 28 rideable days N December: 29 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 31 rideable days31 d J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days M April: 29 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d O November: 28 rideable days N December: 29 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 13%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is November, with 165 mm.

Monthly averages: Grand Anse
Monthly averages — Grand Anse — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 384 h 27 °C 132 mm
February 27.5 366 h 28 °C 81 mm
March 28.5 376 h 29 °C 76 mm
April 29.0 405 h 29 °C 66 mm
May 31.0 439 h 30 °C 114 mm
June 30.0 441 h 29 °C 149 mm
July 30.5 426 h 29 °C 159 mm
August 29.5 362 h 30 °C 156 mm
September 27.5 274 h 30 °C 113 mm
October 24.5 276 h 30 °C 104 mm
November 28.0 330 h 29 °C 165 mm
December 29.0 357 h 28 °C 107 mm

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Technical details of Grand Anse 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
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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