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Grande-Terre · on the N4 road, east of Le Gosier, south coast of Grande-Terre · Le Gosier

La Saline (Le Gosier)

also known as Saline, Les Salines, Plage de la Pointe de la Saline, Plage des Salines

lagoonadvanced onlymedium crowds

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On this page

Wind
- Month by month
Forecast
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
- Rescue
Hazards
Rules & access
Schools
Tips
Getting there
FAQ

Nearby Sainte-Anne 7 km · Le Moule Beach Park 19 km · Saint-François (Marina) 20 km · Anse a la Gourde 25 km · Îlet à Caret 26 km · Grande Anse (Trois-Rivières) 36 km · straight-line distance

SeasonJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Decthe months riders and schools name How windyunder Typical strength, belowtrade Launchtightaccess rules on record, below Waterreef_lagoon28°C in summer · 8 things riders flag LevelIntermediate to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools5named at this spot From the airportno transfer time publishedMaryse Conde Airport (PTP)

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

La Saline, Les Salines to everyone local, is at Pointe de la Saline just east of Le Gosier, on the N4 toward Saint-Francois. Inside the reef the water is flat; outside it there are small waves.

The wind is the alizes, E to NE, best from the east, and February is usually the most dependable month because that is when the easterly settles. The launch is the problem. The beach is narrow, coconut trees stand close to the water, and getting a kite up or down without a second pair of hands is unpleasant.

That is why it reads as an intermediate spot for autonomous riders even though it is sometimes rated for beginners as well. The coral bank offshore can be shallow or uncover, so check your clearance before you ride far out. It is close enough to Pointe-a-Pitre that weekends fill the sand, and sargassum turns up on the beach.

The wind

locals call it alizes

Direction

onshoreNE

Kite sizes

91011121314

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

trade

Typical strength

12-25 across the Guadeloupe trade-wind season; December is lighter at 3-5 Bft and the wind builds as the season goes on

Best with E trades; February is probably best because the wind is more guaranteed and from the east.

Best-month reports disagree: January-March plus December in some accounts, December-June in others. This record uses December-June.

Thermal or synoptic

synoptic

The quiver, in words

11-12 m average for Guadeloupe trade-wind trips; no Saline-specific quiver on record.

Direction to shore

onshore to side-onshore; on and side-on are listed, while best direction given elsewhere is E

Dominant direction

NE, ENE, E

Forecast

Month by month

Jan, riders' month46
Feb, riders' month48
Mar, riders' month48
Apr, riders' month37
May, riders' month37
Jun, riders' month60
Jul73
Aug40
Sep18
Oct25
Nov34
Dec, riders' month33

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Dec.

11Jan27°
11Feb27°
11Mar27°
10Apr28°
11May29°
12Jun29°
12Jul30°
11Aug30°
9Sep31°
9Oct30°
10Nov29°
9Dec28°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	46%	10.9 kt	E	25.4°C	27.1°C
Feb	48%	10.7 kt	ENE	25.3°C	26.8°C
Mar	48%	11 kt	E	25.9°C	27.3°C
Apr	37%	10.3 kt	E	26.4°C	27.9°C
May	37%	10.6 kt	ESE	27.8°C	28.9°C
Jun	60%	11.6 kt	E	28.3°C	29.4°C
Jul	73%	12.1 kt	E	27.9°C	29.6°C
Aug	40%	10.5 kt	E	28°C	30°C
Sep	18%	9.1 kt	ESE	27.9°C	30.7°C
Oct	25%	9.4 kt	E	27.6°C	30.4°C
Nov	34%	10 kt	E	26.8°C	29.3°C
Dec	33%	9.4 kt	E	25.7°C	28.2°C

modelled

A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.

Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds. 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.

ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024

The water

Type

reef_lagoon

Standing depth

There is no standing area worth the name. The bottom drops away close to the sand and is deep enough to foil from the start. The shallow ground is the coral bank further out, which can come close to the surface or dry.

Tides

No best-tide window has been published. The coral bank can uncover, so the water level decides your clearance over the reef.

Temperature

28°C summer · 27°C winter

Wetsuit

Shorts all year, no wetsuit. The water runs 27-29 C through the year.

27–31°C water

Relatively flat inside the reef, waves outside, clear water, and shallow patches on the reef itself.

Your level

not for beginners hereintermediateadvanced

Rated for all rider levels in places, but the narrow beach and the launch among coconut trees suit riders who are already autonomous. Elsewhere it is rated beginner through advanced, and elsewhere again as one of the more demanding Grande-Terre spots.

The scene

What riders come here for

flatwaterfreeridefreestylefoilsmall waves outside the reef

local/autonomous rider spot, less crowded than Bois Jolan outside weekends but close to Pointe-a-Pitre and Le Gosier.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

5 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: tight

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Sainte-Anne, 7 km

Sainte-Anne Le Moule Beach Park Saint-François (Marina)

Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.

Rescue

VHF 16

No lifeguard post and no kite rescue on this beach. The school that teaches here works from a powerboat with a radio link to its instructors, but that covers its own lessons, not passing riders.

For anything else, the rescue coordination centre for the Antilles sits in Fort-de-France and covers roughly three million square kilometres: 196 by phone, free and round the clock, or VHF 16.

Launch

Narrow sandy beach off the N4 on the road to Saint-Francois, with trees at the waterline. Launching and landing among the coconut trees on a tight strip of sand is not easy.

Space

tight

Rules & access

2026: no kite-specific municipal rule is published; Conservatoire du littoral rules for Pointe de la Saline forbid fires, waste dumping and motor-vehicle circulation on Conservatoire land.

Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.

Rider tips

Get someone to hold your kite; the coconut trees are a wingspan from the water.
Look at the coral bank before you ride outside the flat water: it can be shallow or dry.
Pick days with the wind in the east rather than the north.
Skip weekends if you want space to rig and somewhere to park.
Coming from Gosier, turn off the N4 just after Saint-Felix; the access is a gravel track.

Getting there

Airport

Guadeloupe Maryse Conde Airport (PTP), Les Abymes

Route

Close to Pointe-a-Pitre and the airport, on the road toward Saint-Francois. Coming from Gosier, the access is a gravel track off the N4 just after Saint-Felix. A car is essential for kite trips in Guadeloupe.

Cost level

medium

Staying

Lodging is easy around Le Gosier, Sainte-Anne and Saint-Francois. Staying between Sainte-Anne and Saint-Francois puts you closest to the kite spots.

No-wind days

Saint-Felix coastal walk · Pointe de la Saline nature site · snorkeling · surfing · hiking · waterfalls · Les Saintes day trip

FAQ

Is La Saline good for beginners?

No, the narrow beach and launch among coconut trees make it better suited to already autonomous intermediate/advanced riders.

When is the best time to kite?

December through June, with February often the most reliable month for steady easterly trades.

What hazards are there?

A shallow coral bank that can be exposed at low water, trees close to the launch, and busier weekend crowds.

Are there any rules?

No kite-specific rule was found, but Conservatoire du littoral rules for the site forbid fires, waste dumping and motor-vehicle circulation.

Are there kite schools nearby?

Just'in Kite, Fun Kite Academy and Maximum Kite operate in the area.

Last updated: August 2026