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Isle aux Cerfs

Best for kiting in January and from March to October, with 50 to 77 % kite days. Water 24 to 28 °C.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

  1. J52
  2. F46
  3. M50
  4. A50
  5. M60
  6. J77
  7. J73
  8. A72
  9. S72
  10. O52
  11. N39
  12. D49
Kite days by month at Isle aux Cerfs: Jan 52 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 50 %, May 60 %, Jun 77 %, Jul 73 %, Aug 72 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 49 %
  • Prime 60 % and more
  • Good 40 to 59 %
  • Possible 20 to 39 %
  • Off under 20 %
  • No data hatched
  • Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.

Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear
  • Kite days
    52 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 48 %
    • Kiteable 52 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    Good years
    2017: 48 % kite days2018: 39 % kite days2019: 58 % kite days2020: 42 % kite days2021: 58 % kite days2022: 55 % kite days2023: 29 % kite days2024: 71 % kite days2025: 65 % kite days5 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
    10 day trip
    6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
    Best hours
    10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    12.6 h
    Water
    25 °C, shorty
    Air
    24 °Cdaily maximum, 24 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    13 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Isle aux Cerfs averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Isle aux Cerfs

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

  1. January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
  2. February5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
  3. March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
  4. April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
  5. May8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
  6. June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.9 expected
  7. July8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.0 expected
  8. August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.4 expected
  9. September9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
  10. October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
  11. November4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
  12. December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Trip odds by start week in Isle aux Cerfs: W1 8 in 10, W2 8 in 10, W3 6 in 10, W4 4 in 10, W5 4 in 10, W6 4 in 10, W7 6 in 10, W8 4 in 10, W9 7 in 10, W10 6 in 10, W11 6 in 10, W12 4 in 10, W13 3 in 10, W14 5 in 10, W15 6 in 10, W16 7 in 10, W17 7 in 10, W18 7 in 10, W19 7 in 10, W20 8 in 10, W21 8 in 10, W22 9 in 10, W23 9 in 10, W24 9 in 10, W25 9 in 10, W26 9 in 10, W27 9 in 10, W28 8 in 10, W29 8 in 10, W30 7 in 10, W31 9 in 10, W32 9 in 10, W33 9 in 10, W34 8 in 10, W35 9 in 10, W36 9 in 10, W37 9 in 10, W38 9 in 10, W39 8 in 10, W40 6 in 10, W41 6 in 10, W42 7 in 10, W43 4 in 10, W44 4 in 10, W45 3 in 10, W46 5 in 10, W47 4 in 10, W48 2 in 10, W49 5 in 10, W50 8 in 10, W51 6 in 10, W52 4 in 10

3 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 3.7 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In June, the windiest month

  • Too light 23 %
  • Kiteable 77 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 23 %, kiteable on 77 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

NESW

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from ESE (113°).

Kitesurfing at Isle aux Cerfs: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Isle aux Cerfs?

The best months are January and March to October: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 77 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Isle aux Cerfs windy in October?

Yes, often. 52 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 16 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Isle aux Cerfs?

The water ranges from 24 °C in August to 28 °C in January. In October it is about 25 °C (wetsuit: shorty).

How many kite days does Isle aux Cerfs get in a year?

About 211 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

Live forecast

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

Live forecast from Windy

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Spot facts

Region
Flacq
Country
Mauritius
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), 21 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+04:00 in October
Coordinates
-20.2770, 57.8051
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Isle aux Cerfs

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in Flacq

Kite days in October, % of days

  1. Bella Mare Reef

    Mauritius · 6 points more kite days than Isle aux Cerfs in October

    58 %
    January: 58 % kite days (Good)February: 51 % kite days (Good)March: 54 % kite days (Good)April: 55 % kite days (Good)May: 65 % kite days (Prime)June: 84 % kite days (Prime)July: 80 % kite days (Prime)August: 76 % kite days (Prime)September: 78 % kite days (Prime)October: 58 % kite days (Good)November: 44 % kite days (Good)December: 54 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Bella Mare Reef: Jan 58 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 55 %, May 65 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 80 %, Aug 76 %, Sep 78 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 54 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.

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In October, 52 % of days at Isle aux Cerfs met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/isle-aux-cerfs

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