Check the Beach

Plage des Roches

Cayenne, French Guiana

Plage des Roches 1 photo

  • French Guiana, Kourou, pointe des Roches: beach of Hôtel des Roches, Dreyfus tower in the background.

    French Guiana, Kourou, pointe des Roches: beach of Hôtel des Roches, Dreyfus tower in the background.. Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 4 pm, sunset 6:13 pm
7 am
5.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
117 km/hmph E
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
33%
Sunset
6:13 pm
Today
5.7Good7 am64
6.0Good8 am96
6.0Good9 am138
6.7Good10 am138
7.8Great11 am138
8.5Excellent12 pm138
8.6Excellent1 pm159
8.3Great2 pm1811
8.2Great3 pm1610
7.1Great4 pm159
6.3Good5 pm127
7.0Great6 pm149
Sat
9.2Excellent7 am117
7.9Great8 am149
7.1Great9 am149
7.3Great10 am149
7.8Great11 am138
7.3Great12 pm159
6.2Good1 pm148
6.5Good2 pm159
6.9Good3 pm1610
7.4Great4 pm1610
7.3Great5 pm149
7.7Great6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -0.8 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.9 m. High at 3 am, 1.0 mLow 8 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 8 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 3 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • Low 8 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m390 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m160 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miKourou (town)
Nearest airport
48 km30 miAéroport de Cayenne - Félix Éboué (CAY)

Nearby places

  • Le ParadisierFood and drink
    50 m160 ft
  • Le CréoliaFood and drink
    60 m190 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Plage des Roches.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 24%
  • Sun9.7 ExcellentBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 26%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 55%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 25%