Beach
both
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's Conditions
Swell
0.5m
NE(47°)
Score: 2/25
Period
6s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
27km/h
ENE(58°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
26°C
0.1mm55%
Windswell Component
0.8mENE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.3mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 26 km/h NE|PM: 27 km/h ENE
Lighter winds early (26 km/h)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
6:00 am
High tide - 0.29m
11:50 am
Low tide - 0.18m
5:30 pm
High tide - 0.28m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
0
PoorComponents
Swell Direction23/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score27/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🌊💨 Windswell
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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°
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
SXMDrive time
15 minData quality
verified
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