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Kitesurf Location - Grand Isle ( ID Grand_Isle )      Hits: 733
 
You are here: North America > Louisiana (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Grand Isle ( ID Grand_Isle )
Continent: North America
Country: Louisiana (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  New Orleans
Next Town: Grand Isle
Latitude:   29.2031
Longitude: -90.0372
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
- Surf
Features:
- Rooms
- Food
- Parking

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Near Locations
Port Fourchon (17.19 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Small to medium waves, depending on wind conditions. There can be some flat water between the sandbar and beach.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None


Long, but not really wide, sandy beach.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorty
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorty
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


Hot and humid in the summer. Wetsuit in the winter time when cold air from the fronts blow through. Water temps varies with the seasons. Very warm in the summer and cools off to wetsuit temperatures in winter.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- SW
Main Direction:
No Information


Good with SW winds.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


From New Orleans take the 90 to the southwest. Then take 1 south to Golden Meadow and Port Fourchon. Keep driving on 1 until you get onto Grand Isle. One access is right in the beginning of the island, when you drive onto it. Exit 1 before it curves to the left, and keep driving straight into Burnette. At the end of the road you can park.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Don't park on private properties and driveways.

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