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Bananier 58.5

#3726 of 5753 surf spots in the world · France · Guadeloupe · near Basse-terre

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score58.5 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days1% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell6% period 11 s+
Typical size1.0 m 3.3 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Bananier

The best time to surf Bananier is January, September, October. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.8 m. The nearest airport is ANU (128 km) and the nearest town is Basse-terre (11 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%1%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Feb100%0%1.3 m27°Cboardies
Mar100%0%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Apr99%1%1.0 m27°Cboardies
May100%0%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Jun99%0%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Jul99%0%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Aug98%0%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Sep96%6%0.8 m30°Cboardies
Oct94%2%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Nov99%1%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Dec100%0%1.1 m28°Cboardies

Why 58.5

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.8
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.2
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
7.9

The detail

Faces 125° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 10% of days. Mean peak period 8.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 74%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 16.000, -61.602 (OpenStreetMap).

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