Kite Spot Kourou, France
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About Kite Spot Kourou
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 29°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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 16.7 km out (1 in 1667). The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually February and March, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kourou.
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Forecast
Best on Tue 20: 14 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.
The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 11kn | side | chop |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots | 15kn | side | chop |
| Tue 20Oct | 59, good | wind from the east, 14 knots | 18kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves |
| Wed 21Oct | 18, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 16kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east, 8 knots | 12kn | side-on | chop |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 9kn | side | chop |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 10kn | side-on | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east, 9 knots | 12kn | side-on | chop |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east, 9 knots | 13kn | side-on | chop |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 10kn | side | chop |
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).
- Jan0of 7
- Feb1of 7
- Mar1of 7
- Apr0of 7
- May0of 7
- Jun0of 7
- Jul0of 7
- Aug0of 7
- Sep0of 7
- Oct0of 7
- Nov0of 7
- Dec0of 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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctKite Kite Spot Kourou
14 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 12, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 9, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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