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Grand-Rivière (north coast) is a kitesurfing spot located at the northern tip of Martinique. This spot offers extreme conditions with trade winds and powerful Atlantic swell. Reserved for experts.

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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 2.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:14 · 0.2 m High tide 13:25 · 0.4 m Low tide 17:14 · 0.4 m High tide 22:01 · 0.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:57 · 0.2 m High tide 13:28 · 0.4 m Low tide 18:27 · 0.3 m High tide 23:30 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 06:31 · 0.2 m High tide 13:18 · 0.4 m Low tide 19:10 · 0.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:54 · 0.4 m Low tide 07:01 · 0.3 m High tide 13:12 · 0.5 m Low tide 19:49 · 0.2 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:04 · 0.4 m Low tide 07:31 · 0.3 m High tide 13:27 · 0.5 m Low tide 21:28 · 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 29 °C. It peaks in July, with 446 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

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 27 °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	27 °C	146 mm
February	26.0	346 h	27 °C	112 mm
March	27.0	353 h	29 °C	63 mm
April	28.5	389 h	29 °C	74 mm
May	30.0	425 h	30 °C	94 mm
June	30.0	434 h	30 °C	114 mm
July	30.5	446 h	29 °C	124 mm
August	28.0	376 h	30 °C	116 mm
September	24.0	268 h	30 °C	113 mm
October	24.0	280 h	31 °C	69 mm
November	26.0	300 h	29 °C	97 mm
December	30.0	365 h	28 °C	86 mm

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Technical details of Grand-Riviere spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Expert

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GRANDRIVIERE2.8 km

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