Strike Mission
Beach
both
Level 3/10

Galion Bay

St Martin (FR), St Martin
🌀Strong rips

Galion Bay is a more protected surf option on St Martin's French side—offering mellow waves when Orient Bay is too big or blown out. Great for beginners and intermediates.

3-Day Forecast
Today
16
3
Poor
0.7m
@11s
35km/h
Tue
17
11
Poor
1.2m
@11s
32km/h
Wed
18
7
Poor
1.0m
@11s
26km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.7m
E(79°)
Score: 9/25
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

3
Poor
Components
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score40/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score3/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score3
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Direction range
20° - 80°
Size range
0.6m - 2m
Ideal size
1.6m
Height multiplier
0.90×
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

3/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: French side. More protected than Orient.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Sep, Oct

Protected option on St Martin.

Getting There

Airport
SXM
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
verified

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⭐Excellent infrastructure- First-world amenities
🗣️English primary- English spoken everywhere
💧Safe tap water
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Safety notes:
👜 Petty theft
🏨Accommodation
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Available:
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