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Anse Intendance, Seychelles

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About Anse Intendance

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually July and August, with about 5 good days in 7; in March, April and November, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Anse Royale. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 26 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to SEZ, changing at ZRH.

    See flights ORD → SEZ · Skyscanner from about £805 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Anse Intendance.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Anse Intendance on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 17 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct6825knside1.1 mwaves
Mon 19Oct024knoffnot safe1.1 mwaves
Tue 20Oct018knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct018knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves
Thu 22Oct023knoffnot safechop
Fri 23Oct013knoffnot safechop
Sat 24Oct010knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct013kncross-offchop
Mon 26Oct015kncross-offchop
Tue 27Oct014knoffnot safechop
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug5of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to SEZ, changing at ZRH, then 30 min by road. About 26h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 18, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Seychelles Mahe Anse Royale

    14 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Seychelles Mahe Anse Royale

    13 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 13, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 10, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to SEZ, changing at ZRH, then 30 min by road. About 26h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,180–£2,340 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £805–£1,670
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£35
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Places to eat near Anse Royale

  • OLE RestaurantSpanish · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Urban TiffinIndian · 0.5 km from the centre
  • Kafe Kreol Cafe and RestaurantCajun and creole · 0.2 km from the centre
  • ＲＯＹＡＬ ＢＡＹ ＢＥＡＣＨ ＣＬＵＢBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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