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St. Martin Orient Bay. Photo: Thank You (23 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

St. Martin Orient Bay

Kitesurf spot · Saint Martin

Is it worth the trip?

63Good out of 100 for your dates

Usually home sucks

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Eopen to the E
  • Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
  • Avoid: Wblows out to sea
  • Open seato the swell
  • Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best in Jul6 good days in 7

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual kitesurf conditions at St. Martin Orient Bay, each day of your trip
DayWindAir
Mon 2to 8usuallyE 13 kn27°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Best time to go

best in Jul

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

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

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

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of St. Martin Orient Bay

Orient Beach
Photo: Thank You (23 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caribbean Sea beach on Saint Martin in January 2012 - panoramio
Photo: Michael A. Orlando, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Orien Bay - st.maarten - panoramio
Near St. Martin Orient Bay. Photo: patano, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kitesurf near here

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About St. Martin Orient Bay

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

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

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 161). The sea is about 26°C in March, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually July, with about 6 good days in 7; in September, October and November, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Grand Case. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$730–US$1,380 each

about US$730–US$1,380 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SXM, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$288–US$603
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Totalabout US$730–US$1,380

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Grand Case

Closest

Grand Case

7 min by car · 22 places to stay

See 22 places to stay in Grand Case · Booking.com

About Grand Case its beds, food and every spot near it

Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 9h 15m

About 9h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SXM, direct, then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.