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Grande Riviere, Trinidad and Tobago

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Also within 20 km of Grande Riviere

  • Sans Souci Surf spot · 4.9 km from Grande Riviere
  • Big Bay Surf spot · 5.7 km from Grande Riviere
  • Matelot Surf spot · 8.9 km from Grande Riviere
  • Toco Surf spot · 13.1 km from Grande Riviere
  • Calmside Surf spot · 14 km from Grande Riviere
  • Rough Side Surf spot · 14.2 km from Grande Riviere
  • Sally Bay Surf spot · 14.4 km from Grande Riviere

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About Grande Riviere

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

The spot faces N (351°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (171°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). 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 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually September, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Grande Riviere, 1.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 14 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to POS, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).

    See flights MDW → POS · Skyscanner from about £290 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Grande Riviere.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Grande Riviere 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct342 ft10 shollow118kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct242 ft6 shollow30kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct242 ft8 shollow43kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct182 ft5 shollow20kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct162 ft5 shollow18kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct182 ft4 shollow14kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct182 ft4 shollow17kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct222 ft5 shollow22kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct192 ft4 shollow16kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct252 ft5 shollow22kJ28°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to POS, changing at MIA, then 1h 05 by road. About 14h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to POS, changing at MIA, then 1h 05 by road. About 14h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Grande Riviere each day: Grande Riviere, Matelot.

The trip from Grande Riviere, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £780–£1,460 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to POS, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£290–£605
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£780–£1,460

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

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