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Plage de Chateaubriand

Îles Loyauté · New Caledonia

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An open NE-facing sand beach on the Fiji Sea near Îles Loyauté, Plage de Chateaubriand works on N–E groundswell; S–W winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~24°C (75.2°F) on average

Jan

27.6°C

81.7°F · 26.3–29.2°C

Feb

28°C

82.4°F · 27–29.7°C

Mar

27.9°C

82.2°F · 26.6–29.1°C

Apr

27.2°C

81°F · 25–28.6°C

May

26°C

78.8°F · 24.7–27.8°C

Jun

25°C

77°F · 24–26.5°C

Jul

24.1°C

75.4°F · 22.2–25.5°C

Aug

23.8°C

74.8°F · 22.1–25.6°C

Sep

24°C

75.2°F · 22.7–25.6°C

Oct

24.8°C

76.6°F · 22.9–26.9°C

Nov

25.7°C

78.3°F · 23.6–27.4°C

Dec

26.7°C

80.1°F · 24.9–28.4°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

N–E

Best wind

S–W

Break type

Beach break

Best season

Year-round

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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