GUIDE: MARTINIQUE SPOTS FOR KITESURF, WING FOIL.
🎯 In short: This Guide
Martinique offers three prime kiteboarding zones: Pointe Faula in Vauclin, known for its large, popular basin; Anse Michel and Baie des Anglais in Cap Chevalier, featuring a clear, untouched lagoon; and Cap Est. Enjoy freeride and freestyle disciplines, powered by the reliable trade winds. You can also foil and wing here.
Live Conditions
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► Live Weather & Wind Martinique · Pointe Faula
► Live Weather & Wind Martinique · Anse Michel
► Live Weather & Wind Martinique · Cap Est
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Your essential guide to the best kite, wing, surf, and foil spots in Martinique.
Martinique, a French Caribbean island, is a jewel of the Lesser Antilles. Its culture beautifully blends French and Antillean influences. While it shares the lushness of Basse Terre in Guadeloupe, its landscape diversity is somewhat more limited.
When it comes to spots for kitesurfing, wing foiling, or windsurfing, your options are more restricted here compared to Guadeloupe or the Grenadines.
► Baie des Anglais, Cap Chevalier, Anse Michel
Riding Disciplines: Freeride, freestyle surf, or twintip
Rider Level: beginner to expert
This secluded bay features a tiny beach for launching. It's a truly wild and authentic spot!
This is a great spot, particularly well-suited for beginners: enjoy a fantastic area with 50 cm of water and a sandy/muddy bottom close to shore for those first runs.
The lagoon is best for freeride and freestyle due to shallow water in many areas.
There are no waves to surf directly here, though waves are present on the reef, they are very difficult to access.
Camping on the beach is an option with a reservation (call Bébéche).
This is one of Martinique's most stunning lagoons, boasting crystal-clear water.
Expect strong currents in certain parts of the spot. The lagoon itself offers diverse zones, from flat water to choppy areas.
Disturbed NE winds.
East and Southeast winds are perfect.
A kitesurf school on Anse Michel beach offers courses within the Baie des Anglais. You can launch your kite directly from Anse Michel beach. Mooring in front of the beach is not permitted.
► Le Vauclin, Pointe Faula
Disciplines: Freeride, foil, wing
Rider Level: beginner to expert
This is the most renowned and busiest kite and wing spot. It's a magnificent basin, ideal for perfecting your freestyle technique on a twintip or strapless Surf. It truly feels like paradise for kiting in the French Antilles!
For foil and wing enthusiasts, you'll need to venture about 200 meters offshore before you can start riding.
► At Cap Est
Disciplines: Surf, freeride, foil, wing
Rider Level: beginner to expert
Cap Est is a beautiful, somewhat hidden kitesurf spot. You can access the private beach of the Lagoon Resort & Spa at Cap Est through the Fun Caraïbes kitesurf school. Its very small beach is reserved for advanced kitesurfers.
Not far offshore, you can kitesurf to the white sandbanks, including the famous Baignoire de Joséphine, and even surf the reefs on good days.
► Local Contacts:
Fred & Annabelle: IO croisière
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Fun Caraibes: https://www.funcaraibes.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EcoledeKitesurfFunCaraibesMartinique
Azur kite: https://www.azurkite.fr/
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best kite spot in Martinique?
Pointe Faula in Le Vauclin: a magnificent flat water basin, the most famous and frequented spot on the island. It suits beginners to experts in freeride and foil, and also accommodates wing enthusiasts.
Is Baie des Anglais suitable for beginners?
Yes, a beautiful area of 50 cm deep water with a sandy bottom near the shore allows you to take your first runs. The translucent and wild lagoon is reserved for freeride/freestyle due to shallow areas and currents in some zones. A school operates from Anse Michel beach.
Are there waves to surf in Martinique for kitesurfing?
Few. In Baie des Anglais, waves break on the barrier but remain very difficult to access. The choice of spots is more limited than in Guadeloupe or the Grenadines.
Where can I check the wind in Martinique?
On the GlissEvolution weather pages: Pointe Faula, Anse Michel, and Cap Est, with live wind and trade wind forecasts.
Key Features
| Section | Key takeaway |
|---|---|
| In short, this guide | Martinique's kitesurfing scene is concentrated in three key areas: Pointe Faula in Vauclin (the large basin, and the most frequented spot), Anse Michel, and Baie des Anglais in Cap Chevalier (a lagoon…) |
| Your essential guide to the best kite, wing, surf, and foil spots in Martinique. | Martinique is a French Caribbean island, nestled within the Lesser Antilles. |
| Baie des Anglais, Cap Chevalier, Anse Michel | This secluded bay offers a tiny beach for launching. It's perfect for freeride, freestyle surf, or twintip riding, and welcomes riders from beginner to expert levels. |
| Le Vauclin, Pointe Faula | This is Martinique's most renowned and busiest kite and wing spot. It's ideal for freeride, foil, and wing, catering to all skill levels from beginner to expert. |
| At Cap Est | Cap Est is a magnificent, somewhat hidden kitesurf spot. It's great for surf, freeride, foil, and wing, and suitable for riders from beginner to expert. |
| Local Contacts | Fred & Annabelle: IO croisière Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IOcroisiere Fun Caraibes: https://www.funcaraibes.com/ Facebook… |
| What is the best kite spot in Martinique? | Pointe Faula in Le Vauclin: a magnificent flat water basin, the most famous and frequented spot on the island. It suits beginners to experts in freeride, foil, and wing. |
| Is Baie des Anglais suitable for beginners? | A beautiful area with 50 cm of water over a sandy bottom close to shore lets you take your first runs. |
Frequently Asked Questions
In short: key takeaways from this guide
Martinique offers three prime kiteboarding zones: Pointe Faula in Vauclin, known for its large, popular basin; Anse Michel and Baie des Anglais in Cap Chevalier, featuring a clear, untouched lagoon; and Cap Est. Enjoy freeride, freestyle, foil, and wing disciplines, all powered by the reliable trade winds.
Martinique Kite, Wing, Surf, and Foil Guide: Key Takeaways
Martinique is a French Caribbean island, part of the Lesser Antilles. Its culture blends distinctive French and Antillean influences.
Baie des Anglais, Cap Chevalier, Anse Michel: What You Need to Know
This remote bay features a very small beach for launching. It's a wild and authentic spot, perfect for freeride, freestyle surf, or twintip, and suitable for beginner to expert riders!
What to Know About Vauclin, Pointe Faula?
This is the most well-known and busiest kite and wing spot. It's a magnificent basin, perfect for perfecting your freestyle technique on a twintip or strapless surf, and ideal for freeride, foil, and wing for riders from beginner to expert.
At Cap Est: What You Need to Know
Cap Est is a magnificent, somewhat hidden kitesurf spot. You can access the private beach of the Lagoon Resort & Spa at Cap Est through the Fun Caraïbes kitesurf school. It's great for surf, freeride, foil, and wing, and welcomes riders from beginner to expert.
Who are the local contacts?
Fred & Annabelle: IO croisière Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IOcroisiere Fun Caraibes: https://www.funcaraibes.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EcoledeKitesurfFunCaraibesMartinique CKS Martinique École de Kitesurf: https://cks-martinique.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/corakitemaz Azur kite: https://www.azurkite.fr/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/azurkite.fr
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