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Lake Pontchartrain / Fontainebleu State Park

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Louisiana (USA), Mandeville, Louisiana (USA)
Coordinates: 30.3357, -90.0456
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Flat to choppy water. Shallow for about 100 yards. A pier in front of the beach. Be careful, there is submerged piling about 100 ft away from the end of the pier. Small, sandy beach in a national park. Packed on warm weekends and during holidays. Don't take any risks. If the beach is packed, go the east end of the park and rig and launch here, away from the crowds. Best winds with frontals during winter. Hot and humid in the summer. Wetsuit in the winter time when cold air from the fronts blow through. Water temps varies with the seasons. Very warm in the summer and cools off to wetsuit temperatures in winter. Water: Shallow, Flat, Chop. Features: Toilet, Parking. Rider ability: Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

6 kn

NE · gusts 12 kn

Waves

0.1 m

2s period

Swell

0.1 m

Tide

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Updated 08/10/2026, 02:03:49

Forecast

Wed 7Thu 8Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13NE00:00NE06:00NE12:00NE18:00NE00:00NE06:00E12:00E18:00NE00:00NE06:00E12:00NE18:00N00:00NW06:00N12:00NW18:00NW00:00N06:00NE12:00S18:00E00:00NE06:00SE12:00SE18:00SE00:00E06:00SW12:00S18:00
Wind scale
Max 35 kn
Max 1.0 m waves
Updated 08/10/2026, 02:03:49

Data: Open-Meteo

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Hazards

A pier in front of the beach. Be careful, there is submerged piling about 100 ft away from the end of the pier. If the beach is packed, go the east end of the park and rig and launch here, away from the crowds.

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