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About this spot
Let's Kite lists Assinie Estuary in the Comoé district as the country's windiest documented launch — an average of 308 rideable days per year across its 2024–2025 wind readings, for kitesurf and wingfoil on sea water.
Two wind seasons feed the coast: the south-west monsoon from June to September and the north-easterly Harmattan from December to March. Let's Kite's monthly averages peak in March (29 rideable days) and July–September (29–31 days), with November the quietest month at 12 days.
There is no kite school in Côte d'Ivoire — the Kame Surf Camp & School at Assouindé teaches surfing only — so ride here self-sufficiently. The Gulf of Guinea shorebreak, rip currents and the estuary mouth's tidal flow demand competent riders; expat community reports repeatedly warn of drownings on this stretch of coast.
3-day forecast
Speed / gusts in knots. Colour = rideability for this spot. Bottom row = recommended kite size for your weight — not recommended outside this spot's 12–30 kn range.
Conditions
- Water
- waves, choppy
- Depth
- Open Gulf of Guinea beach at the lagoon's estuary mouth
- Seabed
- sand
- Skill
- intermediate, expert
- Beginners
- Not for beginners — intermediate and up
- Wind range
- 12 kn – 30 kn
Access & parking
About 80 km east of Abidjan: coastal highway toward Grand-Bassam, then the shore road east to Assinie-Mafia.
Parking: Beach entrances along the Assinie sandbar.
Amenities
- Beach resorts and restaurants along the Assinie sandbar
Needs local verification: Compiled in October 2026 from Let's Kite's Côte d'Ivoire country page and Grand-Bassam spot guide, spots.guru's Grand-Bassam forecast page, Kame Surf Camp's own website (kamesurf.com — surf school, no kite instruction), a 2017 first-hand Expat.com forum report on the Assinie lagoon launch and surf-forecast.com's Assinie sea-temperature series. No kite school operates in the country, so beginner suitability is withheld everywhere. The Villa Tiba launch and both ocean pins are approximate. Needs local verification.
Local hazards
- Strong shorebreak and rip currents on the Gulf of Guinea
- Tidal current at the estuary mouth
- No kite school or rescue services on the coast