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Le Helleux · Gros Sable

Guadeloupe, France · Beach break

Local time — · Sunrise 06:09 · Sunset 17:32

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Reading the ocean.

SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Le Helleux · Gros Sable.

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Spot intelligence.

The federation lists Le Helleux among Guadeloupe's recognised breaks. This adaptive profile stays conservative around the working bank, reef exposure and trade wind.

Profile source · French Surf Federation spot directory
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Profile geometry

Swell axis ESE · 110°

Offshore wind from WNW · Intermediate profile

Wave

Open tropical peaks with reef-defined sections

Sand with reef and rock margins

Swell window

E–NE

0.5–2.0 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

SW–W offshore or light trade wind

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Mid tide · rising

Qualitative timing guidance

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Le Helleux · Gros Sable is defined by open tropical peaks with reef-defined sections over sand with reef and rock margins. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

E–NE swell, sw–w offshore or light trade wind and mid tide · rising form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR treats 0.5–2.0 m as a working range, not a guarantee of breaking-wave size.

Lineup read

03

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to reef and rock margins, rip currents, trade-wind chop. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Reef and rock marginsRip currentsTrade-wind chopLimited exit zones
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

Intermediate. Works best with E–NE swell.

Timing

SW–W offshore or light trade wind

Mid tide · rising. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.