Grand Rivière Slab., France

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Fort de France, 32 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: FDF (FDF), 37 km.

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About Grand Rivière Slab.

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NW (330°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (150°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, September, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Fort de France, 32 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: FDF (FDF), 37 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 12 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to UVF, direct.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Fort de France, 32 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: FDF (FDF), 37 km.
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Forecast

Grand Rivière Slab. does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Grand Rivière Slab., each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	2 ft10 shollow	107kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 shollow	56kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft8 shollow	37kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft9 shollow	37kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft8 shollow	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 shollow	14kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 shollow	29kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft5 shollow	31kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 26Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 shollow	34kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 shollow	33kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	30°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to UVF, then 2h 35 by road. About 12h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to UVF, then 2h 35 by road. About 12h door to door

Rough cost

About £745–£1,410 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to UVF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£280–£580
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£105–£175
Food	7 days eating out	£240–£445
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£85–£145
Total		£745–£1,410

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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