Poste Lafayette
Bay about 2.5 km wide, wind generally onshore/cross-onshore. Lots of room for beginners (launch 20–30 m out, no boat rescue needed), two flat-water zones for jumping and a small reforming sandbar wave mid-lagoon. Crescent public beach at the northern end of the bay.
Conditions today
Forecast mean wind in knots, arrow pointing downwind, gusts. One dot per sport.
Go
KitesurfGood conditions · 18–20 kn ESE · 11h–19h
Go
WindsurfGood conditions · 18–20 kn ESE · 11h–19h
Today
11h↑20
12h↑19
13h↑18
14h↑19
15h↑18
16h↑18
17h↑18
18h↑18
Tomorrow
7h↑20
8h↑19
9h↑20
10h↑20
11h↑19
12h↑18
13h↑18
14h↑18
15h↑18
16h↑19
17h↑19
18h↑20
Model wind (Data from MET Norway), for guidance only. Check on site and follow the schools' advice.
- Sports
- Kitesurf, Windsurf
- Level
- All levels
- Wind directions that work
- NE → S
- Ideal strength
- 15–25 knots
- Season
- May to November, best winds June–October.
- Tide
- Best at high tide.
Caution
- Reef and coral; shallow water, booties advised
- Rocks on the beach
- Strong currents in the main 'Passe Canon' channel; going outside not advised unless highly experienced
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 – Poste Lafayette · InMotion Kitesurfing – East coast spot guide