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Grande-Terre · ~1 km east of Le Moule, north coast of Grande-Terre · Le Moule

Le Moule Beach Park

also known as Le Moule, Plage des Alizes, Les Alizees, Mini Hookipa

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

Nearby Saint-François (Marina) 11 km · Sainte-Anne 13 km · Anse a la Gourde 15 km · La Saline (Le Gosier) 19 km · Îlet à Caret 31 km · straight-line distance

SeasonJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Decthe months riders and schools name How windyunder Typical strength, belowtrade Launchsmallaccess rules on record, below Waterwaves29°C in summer · 12 things riders flag LevelIntermediate to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools2named at this spot From the airport25 minPitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP)

When it fills in

Trade wind rather than thermal, so it is usually there from the morning and runs through the day instead of building to an afternoon peak. The drop late in the evening is the thing to plan around, because you need wind to come back in through the channel. No hour-by-hour local measurement is published; indicative.

Le Moule Beach Park is the wave option on the north coast of Grande-Terre, about 1 km east of Le Moule along the Plage des Alizes and L'Autre Bord shoreline.

One beach, two different pieces of water: a reef-protected lagoon straight off the sand, and an outer reef wave about 150 m out, Les Alizees, known locally as Mini Hookipa, reached through a narrow channel marked by two flags.

Small to medium waves inside, 1-2 m usually on the outer reef and up to 4 m when it is big, with storm swell of 3 m or more. The wind is the Alizes trade wind, mainly NE to E; E is cross-shore on the wave, while ESE and SE turn it offshore.

It is no place for a beginner: the launch zone is small, the exit is easy to miss, the reef is sharp, sea urchins and coral heads sit where you cannot see them, currents run hard, and surfers are already in the wave.

December to April is the season you can defend, widened to December-June or July in other accounts, with January to March the recurring peak. Water is 29 C in summer and 27 C in winter. Treat the map pin with care, because descriptions of Le Moule Beach Park, Le Moule/Lagune and Les Alizees get mixed together.

The wind

locals call it Alizes / trade winds

Direction

wind blows away from land — rescue cover matters here

Kite sizes

1011121314

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

trade

fills in: Trade wind rather than thermal, so it is usually there from the morning and runs through the day instead of building to an afternoon peak. The drop late in the evening is the thing to plan around, because you need wind to come back in through the channel. No hour-by-hour local measurement is published; indicative.

Typical strength

around 15 in the trades; December can be lighter at 3-5 Bft

The trades here can be lighter than at classic high-wind destinations. Le Moule is the fallback when the wind swings too far north for the south Grande-Terre spots.

December-April, with February the pick for stronger easterly trades. A broader December-June or December-July window also circulates, with January-March most favored. Avoid late August to late October: hurricane season.

Thermal or synoptic

synoptic

The quiver, in words

Bring larger kites such as 12 m or foil gear for Guadeloupe's often-light trades; spot-specific sizes for Le Moule were not published.

Direction to shore

For the inside lagoon: a wide window from NNE to SE, on to side-on. For the outer reef wave (Les Alizees): E is sideshore, ESE is slightly side-offshore.

Dominant direction

NE, ENE, E; E to ESE for the Les Alizees wave

Forecast

Month by month

Jan, riders' month69
Feb, riders' month62
Mar, riders' month67
Apr, riders' month59
May, riders' month56
Jun, riders' month78
Jul, riders' month91
Aug67
Sep36
Oct42
Nov60
Dec, riders' month60

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, Jul, Dec.

12Jan27°
12Feb27°
12Mar27°
11Apr28°
11May29°
13Jun29°
14Jul29°
12Aug30°
10Sep30°
11Oct30°
11Nov29°
11Dec28°

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

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	69%	12.3 kt	E	24.9°C	27.2°C
Feb	62%	11.9 kt	ENE	24.7°C	26.8°C
Mar	67%	12.1 kt	E	25.1°C	27°C
Apr	59%	11.3 kt	E	25.6°C	27.6°C
May	56%	11.4 kt	E	26.9°C	28.6°C
Jun	78%	12.6 kt	E	27.5°C	29.1°C
Jul	91%	13.6 kt	E	27.3°C	29.2°C
Aug	67%	11.9 kt	E	27.5°C	29.8°C
Sep	36%	10.3 kt	E	27.6°C	30.3°C
Oct	42%	10.8 kt	E	27.5°C	30.3°C
Nov	60%	11.3 kt	E	26.7°C	29.3°C
Dec	60%	11.3 kt	E	25.6°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

waves

Standing depth

partly shallow lagoon/reef areas are reported at Le Moule; exact depth at the kite entry is not published

Tides

Guadeloupe barely has a tide. At the nearest published station the range runs about 0.3-0.4 m, spring highs around 0.35 m, semi-diurnal, so the reef and the channel look much the same at any hour of the day. Regional figure, no tide table published for Le Moule itself; swell size and wind direction decide the session here, not tide height.

Temperature

29°C summer · 27°C winter

Wetsuit

Shorts or boardshorts year-round; rash vest/UV top useful for sun protection.

Currents

Strong currents around the reef and the channel. Reports agree on this even where they do not quantify it.

27–30°C water

A wave spot with two halves: a reef-protected lagoon inside and an outer reef wave. Small to medium waves, clear water, scattered reef slabs and sea urchins, with storm swell possibly around 3 m or more.

Le Moule/Lagune is a different piece of water from the nearby Le Moule/Les Alizees, where waves can reach up to 4 m, usually 1-2 m, breaking on an outer reef about 150 m offshore that you reach through a narrow flagged channel.

Your level

not for beginners hereintermediateadvanced

Intermediate and expert only. The small launch, the reef and coral heads, the currents, the waves and the surfers in them keep this for confirmed riders.

The scene

What riders come here for

wave ridingstraplessadvanced freeride in the lagoon

Wave-oriented local spot shared with surfers; not presented as a beginner-school beach.

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

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: small

access rules on record

Somewhere else

Saint-François (Marina), 11 km

Saint-François (Marina)Sainte-Anne Anse a la Gourde

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

Rescue

VHF 16

Nothing on the beach: no lifeguard post, club boat or organised cover was found at Plage des Alizes, so getting back in through the channel is your own problem and a good reason not to ride the last of the light.

From shore, 196 is the free French sea-emergency number and reaches the rescue coordination centres; the Antilles are covered by CROSS Antilles-Guyane at Fort-de-France, and VHF 16 is the distress channel.

Launch

Small sandy launch at Le Moule Beach Park (Plage des Alizes), about 1 km east of Le Moule on the Alizes and L'Autre Bord coast. The same beach serves two water types: a reef-protected flat lagoon directly offshore, and the outer reef wave, Les Alizees, locally Mini Hookipa, about 150 m out through a narrow channel marked by two flags.The launch zone is small, the channel narrow, and where you enter and exit matters, because scattered reef slabs, coral heads and sea urchins are hard to see.

Space

small

Rules & access

2025: no specific rules for Le Moule Beach Park. No municipal or federation bylaw covering kitesurfing at Le Moule is published.

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

Rider tips

Get a local kiter to point out the entry and the exit before you launch.
Do not ride here as a self-directed beginner; the reef and the urchins do not forgive it.
Cross the channel slowly the first time and look at what is under you.
Skip light-wind sessions unless you are sure of the exit: the wind at Les Alizees can shut off late in the evening.
Pack a 12 m or a foil; the trades run around 15 kt and December can drop to 3-5 Bft.
Allow 24.7 km and about 24 minutes by car from Pointe-a-Pitre to Le Moule, then 1 km east to the beach.

Getting there

Airport

Pointe-a-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP)

Route

The beach park is about 1 km east of Le Moule, reached by car with a short walk. From Pointe-a-Pitre airport it is 24.7 km, about 24 minutes by road; the bus needs changes and takes far longer. Plage des Alizes comes just after Plage de l'Autre Bord.

Transfer

25 min

Staying

Lodging in and around Le Moule is plentiful, with beachfront and residence options near Route de la Plage des Alizes. Stay counts quoted for the town are aggregator figures, not a local census.

No-wind days

Plage de l'Autre Bord · Plage des Alizes coastal walk · surfing at Le Moule/Damencourt · kayak or paddle with Molem Gliss · Le Moule town · Pointe des Chateaux · Saint-Francois · Sainte-Anne · La Soufriere volcano day trip

FAQ

Is Le Moule suitable for beginners?

No, it is reserved for confirmed and experienced riders because of the small launch, sharp reef, currents and surfers sharing the wave.

When is the best time to kite?

December through April is the core window, within a wider season that can extend into June or July.

What hazards are there?

Scattered reef slabs, sea urchins, coral heads, strong currents and a narrow flagged access channel.

Are there kite schools nearby?

Just'In Kite, Turkoise Kite's Cool and Caribean Kite School operate nearby.

Last updated: August 2026