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Today at Grande Plage de Port-Louis: Good for canoeing — 79/100 for expert level. Wind 5 kn SE · Tide -1.1 to 0.2 m. Best window around 00:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Grande Plage de Port-Louis: 0.4m waves with light cross-shore wind. E-Foiling looks Excellent in the midday, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 61°F.
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Grande Plage de Port-Louis faces SW, open to the prevailing swell and wind. For canoeing that is the hard direction: expect the surface to be workable only when the forecast genuinely drops, not on an average day.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 5 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for canoeing.
Over the published window Grande Plage de Port-Louis clears 60/100 for canoeing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 9 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Grande Plage de Port-Louis ranks 5th for canoeing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
Satellite-derived bathymetry with 10 m pixels and 10 cm vertical resolution out to ~40 m depth. The shape of the seabed is what determines where and how waves break.
Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A sheltered, family-oriented sandy beach behind historic citadelle ramparts, facing SW and shielded from open swell, so it produces no meaningful surf. A designated kitesurfing zone and a water sports centre operate here. Beach cabins, a playground and disabled access are provided. Lifeguard cover runs in July and August. Dogs and smoking are prohibited. Tidal range is significant, so check tide state before entering the water.
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Wind at Grande Plage de Port-Louis today: 5 kn SE (gusting 15 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects canoeing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Grande Plage de Port-Louis today: 0.6 m, 14 s period from NE, closing character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for canoeing at Grande Plage de Port-Louis today is around 12:00 UTC, when conditions score 75/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Grande Plage de Port-Louis scores 85/100 today for kite foiling — Excellent. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Grande Plage de Port-Louis is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Grande Plage de Port-Louis is a coastal location near Port-Louis in France. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Grande Plage de Port-Louis, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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