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Kitesurf Location - Canouan / Windward Lagoon ( ID windward_lagoon )      Hits: 1008
 
You are here: Caribbean > St. Vincent and the Grenadines > Kitesurf Location - Canouan / Windward Lagoon ( ID windward_lagoon )
Continent: Caribbean
Country: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Next Big City (Airport):  Canoun
Next Town: Charleston
Latitude:   12.7117
Longitude: -61.3183
Type:
- Ocean
- Island
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
- Surf
Features:
- Rooms
- School
- Shop
- Rental
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food

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Near Locations
Tobago Cays (9.71 km) Best Direction: E Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Union Island / Clifton Harbor (16.17 km) Best Direction: E Type: Shallow Flat Medium Wave (1-3m)
Union Island / Ashton (19 km) Best Direction: ENE E ESE Type: Flat Chop
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Water
Type:
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
- Big Wave (> 3m)
Hazards:
- Currents
- Reefs
- Corals
- Rocks

Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
Bit of local knowledge required to get into this bay but pretty awesome. Good place to start a downwinder to Saltwhistle Bay in Mayreau.

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 Beach
Type:
- Grass
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- Rocks
- Trees
Location crowds:
- None
Big beach with sand and grass.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts
Only shorts all year round.

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 Wind

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

Best Direction:
- E
- ESE
- SE
Main Direction:
- NE
- ENE
- E
- ESE
- SE
Easterly trade winds, best from December to June.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Boat
Access:
- Medium Walk
Access by boat only. Park the sailboat on the other side of the island and walk over the hill and down to the bay.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones
Respect the hotel people, they don't own the beach but run the property there. Best is to just go to another launch spot in one the small beaches along the lagoon.

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 Nightlife
Local bars for a rum or the hotel bars (expensive). Best to have a good rum cocktail on the sailboat afterwards.

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