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Kitesurfing in Louisiana

4 spots · 1 destination · 2 schools

Louisiana's spots split by water: Elmer's Island's wildlife-refuge lagoon is waist-deep, mud-bottomed and rideable in nearly any wind - genuinely good for learning, with the Gulf beach a hundred yards away for anyone who wants waves.

Spots with a rule4a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots2where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonno season recordedsomewhere in the regionWindsnone namednamed by two or more of its spots

Grand Isle adds a long barrier-island beach broken by jetties, Cypremort Point a tight, brackish, west-facing bay session, and Lake Pontchartrain's Bucktown and West End launches - blunt about it - are not for beginners at all.

Louisiana holds 4 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly lagoons. 2 of them suits beginners. 2 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Jefferson Parish.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Cypremort Point BeachCypremort Point State Park, Vermilion Bay, Louisiana20262026: the gate opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and days before holidays. Admission is $3 per person (2026).
2026: the gate opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and days before holidays. Admission is $3 per person (2026).

The whole rule, on the Cypremort Point Beach page

Elmer's IslandJefferson Parish, Louisiana20262026: use of the refuge and of its land access routes is permitted only from 30 minutes before official sunrise to 30 minutes after official sunset, and no person or vehicle may remain there outside those hours.
2026: use of the refuge and of its land access routes is permitted only from 30 minutes before official sunrise to 30 minutes after official sunset, and no person or vehicle may remain there outside those hours.

The whole rule, on the Elmer's Island page

Grand IsleJefferson Parish, Louisiana20262026: seven miles of public beach, reached by crossovers with parking. Admission to Grand Isle State Park is $3 per person, free for seniors 62 and over and children 3 and under, gates 7 AM-9 PM.
2026: seven miles of public beach, reached by crossovers with parking. Admission to Grand Isle State Park is $3 per person, free for seniors 62 and over and children 3 and under, gates 7 AM-9 PM.

The whole rule, on the Grand Isle page

Lake Pontchartrain South ShoreNew Orleans / Metairie, Louisiana20262026: no kite-specific municipal rule was found. The Bucktown launch runs as a cooperative arrangement with local government, and riders are asked not to litter or play loud music. It is not a beginner launch.
2026: no kite-specific municipal rule was found. The Bucktown launch runs as a cooperative arrangement with local government, and riders are asked not to litter or play loud music. It is not a beginner launch.

The whole rule, on the Lake Pontchartrain South Shore page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

No wind is named across this region

Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.

Destinations in Louisiana

Jefferson Parishlagoonbeginner-friendlygear rental2 spots · 2 schools

All spots in Louisiana

Cypremort Point Beachbrackish bay beachElmer's Islandlagoon and Gulf beach · beginner okGrand Islegulf barrier-island beach · beginner okLake Pontchartrain South Shorebrackish lake

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.

Last updated September 2026