Pointe des Chateaux Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Pointe des Chateaux in Grande Terre is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. A left hand reef. Sometimes crowded. Take care of urchins and rocks.

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Overall Pointe des Chateaux Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pointe des Chateaux:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Chaise	1 mi
Second closest break	Anse a La Gourde	3 mi
Third closest break	Anse Salabouelle	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Port Francois Harbour	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Alize	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pointe des Chateaux:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	154 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	352 mi
Third closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	405 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	410 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	559 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pointe des Chateaux:
Closest tide station	Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe	22 mi
Second closest tide station	Roseau, Dominica	68 mi
Third closest tide station	Fort-de-France, Martinique	116 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Castries, St. Lucia	155 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Barthelemy, Guadeloupe	158 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pointe des Chateaux:
Closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	1558 mi
Second closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	1843 mi
Third closest ski area	Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States)	1847 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yawgoo Valley (United States)	1856 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	1864 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pointe des Chateaux:
Closest city location	Saint-Francois (Guadeloupe)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Grande Anse (Guadeloupe)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Le Moule (Guadeloupe)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Sainte-Anne (Guadeloupe)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pointe des Chateaux is Le Raizet (Pointe-a-pitre) Airport (PTP) in Antilles, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pointe des Chateaux is Melville Hall (Dominica) Airport (DOM) in Dominica, 80 km (50 miles) away.
• Third is Canefield Airport (DCF) in Dominica, 105 km (65 miles) away.
• V C Bird International (Antigua) Airport (ANU) in Leeward Islands is 117 km (73 miles) away.
• Le Lamentin (Fort-de-france) Airport (FDF) in Antilles is the fifth nearest airport to Pointe des Chateaux and is 187 km (116 miles) away.