Is it worth the trip?
3Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: too small (1 ft swell at 9 s), onshore wind, 12 kn (22 km/h)
Tue 3 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- E 12 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- SE 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- E 12 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- ENE 12 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 33, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 53, too small
- Fri 63, too small
- Sat 73, too small
- Sun 83, too small
- Mon 92, too small
- Tue 101, too small
- Wed 112, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Jun–Jul2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft10 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | wind from the east, 11 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft9 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the east, 12 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the east, 12 knots | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft8 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft9 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | wind from the east, 11 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 1, too small | 1 ft10 s1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the east, 14 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft10 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the east, 14 knots | 29°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:27 +0.8 mLow 09:57 −0.8 mHigh 16:19 +0.7 mLow 22:26 −0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:42 +0.9 mLow 11:04 −0.8 mHigh 17:20 +0.9 mLow 23:31 −0.8 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 05:45 +0.9 mLow 11:59 −0.9 mHigh 18:10 +1.0 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jun–Jul
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About ilet du novotel 2
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (49°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (229°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 7.7 km out (1 in 769). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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 June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kourou.
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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