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Grande Anse

La Digue, La Digue Group, Seychelles

Grande Anse 5 photos

  • Beautiful beach Grande Anse on the island la digue, Seychelles

    Beautiful beach Grande Anse on the island la digue, Seychelles. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Beautiful beach Grande Anse on the island la digue, Seychelles

    Beautiful beach Grande Anse on the island la digue, Seychelles. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Beautiful beach Petite Anse on the island la digue, Seychelles

    Beautiful beach Petite Anse on the island la digue, Seychelles. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • GRANDE ANSE, LA DIGUE ISLAND, SEYCHELLES, APRIL 2013 - panoramio

    GRANDE ANSE, LA DIGUE ISLAND, SEYCHELLES, APRIL 2013 - panoramio. otterboris, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • GRANDE ANSE, LA DIGUE ISLAND, SEYCHELLES, APRIL 2013 - panoramio (1)

    GRANDE ANSE, LA DIGUE ISLAND, SEYCHELLES, APRIL 2013 - panoramio (1). otterboris, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
6 am
8.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
Now
7.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
29°C83°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
159 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2213 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
8 very high
Tide
rising
Rain
4%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
8.0Great6 am2113
7.7Great7 am2113
7.9Great8 am2113
7.2Great9 am1811
7.6Great10 am1610
7.4GreatNow159
7.0Great12 pm159
7.0Great1 pm159
7.7Great2 pm1610
8.6Excellent3 pm1610
8.9Excellent4 pm1610
8.8Excellent5 pm1710
8.9Excellent6 pm1711
Sat
6.3Good6 am1610
6.1Good7 am1710
6.1Good8 am1710
6.0Good9 am1811
6.4Good10 am1811
6.2Good11 am1711
6.3Good12 pm1510
6.2Good1 pm149
6.0Good2 pm148
6.4Good3 pm127
6.3Good4 pm128
6.6Good5 pm138
6.8Good6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 8 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 3 am, 1.0 m. Low at 9 am, -<0.1 mHigh 2 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 3 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 9 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow5 pm11 pm5 am11 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 9 am, -<0.1 m<1 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

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m180 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miL'Union (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miPraslin Island Airport (PRI)

Nearby places

  • Loutier CocoRegional
    50 m180 ft
  • Fruit BarFood and drink
    910 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 13%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 45%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 84%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 77%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 81%