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Beach
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Level 4/10

Orient Bay

St Martin (FR), St Martin
🌀Strong rips

Orient Bay is St Martin's most popular surf spot—a beach break on the French side that picks up NE swells and draws the island's surf community. The wave is consistent and the scene is social.

3-Day Forecast
Today
16
0
Poor
0.7m
@11s
35km/h
Tue
17
8
Poor
1.3m
@11s
32km/h
Wed
18
5
Poor
1.1m
@11s
26km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.7m
E(79°)
Score: 5/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 23/25
Wind
35km/h
E(92°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
26°C
0.0mm44%
Windswell Component
1.8mE@5s
Secondary Swell
0.4mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:00 am
High tide - 0.29m
11:30 am
Low tide - 0.20m
4:30 pm
High tide - 0.24m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score36/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Direction range
20° - 80°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Offshore range
240° - 300°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.2m - 2.5m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: French side St Martin. Main surf beach.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Sep, Oct

Most popular St Martin spot.

Getting There

Airport
SXM
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
verified

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