Is Ilet Du Novotel 2 good for beginners?

Ilet Du Novotel 2 is rated Intermediate: the median wave is 1.1 m and 66% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at Ilet Du Novotel 2?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 28°C, so most of the year you want boardshorts.

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Ilet Du Novotel 2 62.5

#3281 of 5753 surf spots in the world · France · Guyane française · near Cayenne

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

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate

Surf score62.5 /100

Surfable days99% of the year

Clean days3% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell8% period 11 s+

Typical size1.1 m 3.5 ft median

Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Ilet Du Novotel 2

The best time to surf Ilet Du Novotel 2 is September, October, November. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.8 m. The nearest airport is CAY (16 km) and the nearest town is Cayenne (4 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	100%	0%	1.3 m	27°C	boardies
Feb	100%	0%	1.4 m	27°C	boardies
Mar	100%	1%	1.3 m	27°C	boardies
Apr	100%	1%	1.2 m	28°C	boardies
May	100%	0%	1.1 m	28°C	boardies
Jun	100%	0%	0.9 m	28°C	boardies
Jul	99%	0%	0.8 m	29°C	boardies
Aug	94%	0%	0.7 m	28°C	boardies
Sep	98%	12%	0.8 m	28°C	boardies
Oct	100%	10%	0.9 m	29°C	boardies
Nov	100%	10%	1.0 m	28°C	boardies
Dec	100%	3%	1.2 m	28°C	boardies

Why 62.5

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%

1.2

Groundswell 12%

1.3

Season spread 10%

10.0

Wave size 8%

2.4

Water comfort 10%

10.0

Access 10%

10.0

The detail

Faces 35° with 58% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 36% of days. Mean peak period 8.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 66%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 4.954, -52.297 (OpenStreetMap).

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