Grand Gaube
Clear, shallow, flat lagoon with some chop, similar to Anse La Raie but choppier due to bigger gaps in the reef. SE wind cross-shore to cross-onshore. The Îlot Bernache bay lies upwind.
Conditions today
Forecast mean wind in knots, arrow pointing downwind, gusts. One dot per sport.
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KitesurfGood conditions · 18–22 kn ESE · 11h–19h
Today
11h↑22
12h↑19
13h↑18
14h↑19
15h↑19
16h↑18
17h↑18
18h↑18
Tomorrow
7h↑20
8h↑19
9h↑20
10h↑20
11h↑20
12h↑19
13h↑18
14h↑19
15h↑19
16h↑20
17h↑20
18h↑20
Model wind (Data from MET Norway), for guidance only. Check on site and follow the schools' advice.
- Sports
- Kitesurf
- Level
- Intermediate
- Wind directions that work
- NE → SE
- Ideal strength
- 15–25 knots
- Season
- June to October.
- Tide
- High, rising or falling tide; avoid low tide (many shallow patches).
Caution
- Fishing boats moored near shore, trawling lines
- Coral heads and shallows
- Strong currents near passes; sharks near passes
- Rocks on the beach
Approximate location.
Tides
Port Louis (MMS reference): in shallow lagoons, low tide exposes the coral.
↑13:45High tide · 63 cmWed 14
↓20:30Low tide · 14 cmWed 14
↑02:52High tide · 53 cmThu 15
↓07:56Low tide · 30 cmThu 15
Sources : Kiteforum – Grand Gaube