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Kitesurf Location - St. Maarten / Galion Beach or Coconut Grove ( ID st__maarten___galion_beach )      Hits: 2480
 
You are here: Caribbean > Netherlands Antilles > Kitesurf Location - St. Maarten / Galion Beach or Coconut Grove ( ID st__maarten___galion_beach )
Continent: Caribbean
Country: Netherlands Antilles
Next Big City (Airport):  St. Maarten (St. Martin)
Next Town: Orient Bay
Latitude:   18.0771
Longitude: -63.0184
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
- Surfing
Features:
- School
- Shop
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Near Locations
St. Maarten / Orient Bay (1.27 km) Best Direction: E Type: Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Cove Bay (15.87 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Savannah Beach (19.31 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE ENE E Type: Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- Ships/Boats
- Reefs

Quality:
No Information
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Clean water, no tides, mostly flat/choppy but if you go to the end in the right side there is a great spot for wave riding. Galeon Bay is a tiny bay with extreme flat water. Also a wave spot.

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 Location
Type:
- Grass
- Sand
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
- Other
Location crowds:
- None


The beach has a little sand area and behind some trees and a lot of grass area, perfect for launching and leaving your kite without worries. The only negative thing is that in the weekends there is a lot of Caribbean locals that leave the place full of garbage and broken glasses, so I recommend to use sandals in the grass area. It's a very well known spot for the expert kiteboarders that prefer to let Orient Bay just for the kite school and the tourist.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts


No wetsuit necessary. Warm and sunny all year round.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- November
- December
Wind Type:
- Trade Winds

Best Direction:
- NE
Main Direction:
- NE


10-20 knots, maybe 7-12 days a month with less than 10. Always grows a little after 5-6 pm. Normally blows from East, Northeast. Less wind is expected from August to November (hurricane season).

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


St Martin is really small, there is only one main road that goes around the island. Galion Beach is the next bay to the south of buzzing Orient Bay.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Also called Coconut Grove, Baie de l´Embouchure, and nicknamed `Baby Beach`. No rules or registration needed. There is a windsurf school in the left end, but they are not very friendly towards kiters. Stay out of their way with kites. Many surfers and windsurfers are not willing to share their spot with kiters, so respect locals.

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 Nightlife
To start: Tantra bar in La Marina Royale, Marigot. Salsa: Bodeguita, next to Tantra. House: Gizmo, Maho Resort. All kind of music: Bliss, Maho Resort. Stripclub: Platinum, Maho Resort.

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