Beach forecast for Kourou
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Guyane, French Guiana Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-3- Swimming
- Calm · 2.0 ft
- Water
- 85 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 9 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 12:35 am and 12:43 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a poor beach day in Kourou (4/10). The best hours are from 7:00 am to 9:00 am: beach weather, little wind and water at 85 °F, though with clouds and rain. The best day this week is Saturday, October 31, at 9/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 7:00–9:00 am12:00–3:00 pm | Calm · 2.0 ft | 85 °F | 9 |
| Thu 29 | 6Fair beach day | 4:00–6:00 pm10:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 2.6 ft | 86 °F | 9 |
| Fri 30 | 8Good beach day | 3:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.4 ft | 86 °F | 10 |
| Sat 31 | 9Perfect beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm3:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 1.9 ft | 86 °F | 11 |
| Sun 1 | 8Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm7:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 2.2 ft | 86 °F | 11 |
| Mon 2 | 7Good beach day | 11:00 am–3:00 pm7:00–9:00 am | Calm · 2.4 ft | 86 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 6Fair beach day | 3:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 2.9 ft | 86 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Feels like 92 °F: hot
- Onshore breeze (9 mph)
- Water at 85 °F (very warm)
- Cloudy (93% cloud cover)
- Rain (0.01 in)
- Calm for swimming: 2.0 ft waves; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 2.0 ft
2.0 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 85 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 9 · SPF 50
Max UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 12:00–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 11 mph
Onshore breeze (11 mph).
- Tide & sand 12:35 am
Low tide at 12:35 am and 12:43 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 6:16 am and 6:33 pm. Coefficient 94 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 7:00 am to 9:00 am, brings beach weather, little wind and water at 85 °F, though with clouds and rain. 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm can also work, with beach weather, little wind, water at 86 °F and low tide at 12:43 pm, though with clouds, rain and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 5 | Light drizzle | 90 °F | 7 mph | 2.0 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 5 | Light drizzle | 92 °F | 9 mph | 2.0 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 3 | Light drizzle | 93 °F | 10 mph | 2.0 ft | 3 |
| 10:00 am | 3 | Drizzle | 93 °F | 9 mph | 2.0 ft | 5 |
| 11:00 am | 3 | Drizzle | 94 °F | 7 mph | 2.0 ft | 7 |
| 12:00 pm | 4 | Drizzle | 94 °F | 7 mph | 2.0 ft | 9 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Light drizzle | 95 °F | 7 mph | 2.0 ft | 8 |
| 2:00 pm | 5 | Light drizzle | 96 °F | 8 mph | 2.1 ft | 7 |
| 3:00 pm | 3 | Light drizzle | 95 °F | 9 mph | 2.1 ft | 4 |
| 4:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 93 °F | 10 mph | 2.2 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 2 | Light drizzle | 91 °F | 11 mph | 2.2 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Kourou
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Plage de la Cocoteraie 0.4 mi · NE
- Showers
- Parking
Poor water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Plage Pim-Poum 0.7 mi · E
- Showers
- Parking
- Plage des Roches 1.1 mi · E
- Parking
Poor water quality 2025 season, EEA
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Bathing water quality: European Environment Agency (EEA), with data from the French Ministry of Health (baignades.sante.gouv.fr).
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 3.5 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.1 of 1; minus high tide 0.5; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Kourou
Is it a beach day in Kourou today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 7:00 am to 9:00 am, with beach weather, little wind and water at 85 °F, though with clouds and rain.
What are the swimming conditions in Kourou today?
2.0 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Kourou?
About 85 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Kourou today?
UV reaches 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
When is low tide in Kourou?
Today low tide is at 12:35 am and 12:43 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 6:16 am and 6:33 pm. Coefficient 94 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Kourou?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a fair beach day (6/10), best from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
What beaches are near Kourou?
Plage de la Cocoteraie (0.4 mi), Plage Pim-Poum (0.7 mi) and Plage des Roches (1.1 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Kourou today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Kourou (Pointe des Roches, REFMAR (DGTM et GPM de Guyane)) and the sun from astronomy-engine. REFMAR, POINTE_DES_ROCHES (DGTM et GPM de Guyane), http://dx.doi.org/10.17183/REFMAR#49, https://data.shom.fr/donnees/refmar/49: sea level observations of 2023-08-09 to 2024-01-18. Licence Ouverte v2.0 (Etalab, https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence/). Modified: harmonic constants fitted by TidePlanet from these observations.