Cypremort Point Beach has no other spot on this map within 40 km of it. straight-line distance
When it fills in
There is no daily thermal clock here. The rideable wind arrives with a frontal passage and can hold through the day, then swing or drop with no warning, which is why the on-site meter beats the forecast. The light summer days that do produce anything tend to do it as a weak afternoon sea breeze.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
mixed
fills in: There is no daily thermal clock here. The rideable wind arrives with a frontal passage and can hold through the day, then swing or drop with no warning, which is why the on-site meter beats the forecast. The light summer days that do produce anything tend to do it as a weak afternoon sea breeze.
Typical strength
Summer is generally light, around 5-10 mph, with the odd thermal or tropical system. The fall-to-spring frontal wind is the working wind and has never been quantified for this beach.
Thermal or synoptic
synoptic/frontal and sea-breeze winds
The quiver, in words
No local size record has been published, so this is indicative for a 75-85 kg rider, read off the conditions rather than off local riders: 12 m for the light front edge, 9-10 m for a solid frontal day, 7-8 m when a hard westerly is standing up 3-5 ft of bay swell offshore. Summer at 5-10 mph is a foil day or a no-go.
Direction to shore
Onshore to side-on. The beach faces west, so the rideable set is WSW, W, WNW, NW and NNW, which is a narrow window and the main reason a trip here can be wasted.
Dominant direction
Cold-front wind out of the western quadrant. The directions that work on this west-facing beach are WSW, W, WNW, NW and NNW, all onshore to side-on; everything else is blocked or blown out by the land behind.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan, riders' month47
- Feb, riders' month30
- Mar, riders' month40
- Apr, riders' month43
- May, riders' month31
- Jun32
- Jul16
- Aug26
- Sep, riders' month15
- Oct, riders' month31
- Nov, riders' month32
- Dec, riders' month19
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 47%Jan13°
- 30%Feb14°
- 40%Mar20°
- 43%Apr23°
- 31%May28°
- 32%Jun31°
- 16%Jul32°
- 26%Aug33°
- 15%Sep30°
- 31%Oct25°
- 32%Nov21°
- 19%Dec16°
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · water °C below · season highlighted
| Month | Windy days | Force 4+ | 12 kn or more | Knots | From | Peaks at | Air | Water | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47% | 68% | 65% | 14.1 kt | SE | 12:00 | 12.7°C | 12.5°C | 62 |
| Feb | 30% | 72% | 56% | 13.9 kt | SE | 14:00 | 14.5°C | 14.3°C | 57 |
| Mar | 40% | 69% | 60% | 14.2 kt | SE | 14:00 | 18.1°C | 19.9°C | 62 |
| Apr | 43% | 83% | 67% | 14.9 kt | SE | 14:00 | 21.4°C | 23°C | 60 |
| May | 31% | 77% | 61% | 13.7 kt | SE | 15:00 | 25.8°C | 27.5°C | 62 |
| Jun | 32% | 73% | 63% | 13.5 kt | SW | 16:00 | 28.6°C | 30.7°C | 60 |
| Jul | 16% | 69% | 56% | 12.9 kt | SW | 15:00 | 29°C | 32.1°C | 62 |
| Aug | 26% | 68% | 61% | 13.6 kt | SW | 17:00 | 29.4°C | 32.6°C | 62 |
| Sep | 15% | 63% | 52% | 13.1 kt | SW | 16:00 | 27.4°C | 29.8°C | 60 |
| Oct | 31% | 60% | 47% | 12.3 kt | SE | 14:00 | 22.7°C | 25.2°C | 62 |
| Nov | 32% | 65% | 50% | 12.8 kt | N | 12:00 | 18.6°C | 20.9°C | 60 |
| Dec | 19% | 63% | 52% | 12.5 kt | E | 12:00 | 14.6°C | 15.6°C | 62 |
modelled
A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.
Modelled from the operational forecast archive at 1.5–7 km (2023-2024), daylight hours only, not a ground station: it resolves thermal, lake and valley winds far better than coarse reanalysis but still tends to understate a strong local thermal. A windy day has at least three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.
High-resolution weather model (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical forecast archive — best-match operational model (ICON-D2 / AROME / ICON-EU / GFS by region), not a ground station · 2023-2024
The water
Type
brackish bay beach
Standing depth
Shallow for about 10-15 feet out from the launch, then deeper Vermilion Bay water.
Tides
Small. About half a metre between high and low, often a single high and a single low across the day. Low tide is the one riders pick, though nothing published explains why.
Wetsuit
shorts in May-September; shorty or full suit in spring/fall; long wetsuit recommended in December-February
Currents
Watch the current around Shark Bayou.
Your level
The scene
What riders come here for
Launch and rules
three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you
With a school or a boat
2 schools name this spot
On your own
Room to launch: About 300 yards of beach, also called medium size, with a parking area set aside for kiting and sailing.
Somewhere else
No neighbour on record
No other spot in the atlas sits within reach of this one.
Rescue
Launch
Tight state-park beach launch with trees and other obstacles behind it. You rig on the grassy and sandy man-made beach.
Space
About 300 yards of beach, also called medium size, with a parking area set aside for kiting and sailing.
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Call the park before you drive out; there is a weather meter on site and a phone reading of the wind.
- Bring food and water, because there are not many stores near the point.
- Do not ride through the designated swimming area.
- Set up at the end of the park, where the parking is set aside for kiting and sailing, and keep your lines out of the trees.
- Give the breakwater pylons room; they sit about 50 yards off the beach, poled and floating.
- Long wetsuit December through February; the bay drops to about 16 C.
Getting there
Airport
Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is the closest major airport, about 65 minutes away by car.
Route
You need a car. From Lafayette it is Highway 90 east toward New Iberia, then LA-83 and LA-319 down to Cypremort Point State Park.
Transfer
65 min
Staying
State-park cabins and unimproved tent sites at the point. Anything else is in New Iberia or Lafayette.
No-wind days
fishing · crabbing · boating · kayaking · wildlife viewing · birding
FAQ
When is the best time to kite at Cypremort Point Beach?
Fall through spring cold fronts, roughly September through May, provide the main wind; summer is usually light except for thermal or tropical-system wind.
Is Cypremort Point Beach suitable for beginners?
This spot is best treated as intermediate and up; brand-new riders should look elsewhere given the tight, obstacle-filled launch.
What are the hazards at Cypremort Point?
The launch has trees and obstacles, poled or floating breakwater pylons sit about 50 yards offshore, and the west-facing beach limits which wind directions are rideable.
What are the park rules at Cypremort Point?
As of 2026, Louisiana State Parks charges $3 per-person admission, with gates open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 10 p.m. on weekends and holiday eves; kiting is not allowed in the designated swimming area.
Last updated: August 2026