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Etang Sale Bridge - Le Tournant 94.8

#235 of 5753 surf spots in the world · France · La Réunion · near St.-Denis

Works almost every day, no off season, boardshorts water.

Works all yearWarm waterBig waveRemoteAdvanced
Surf score94.8 /100
Surfable days98% of the year
Clean days47% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell62% period 11 s+
Typical size2.3 m 7.4 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Etang Sale Bridge - Le Tournant

The best time to surf Etang Sale Bridge - Le Tournant is August, October, November. The season runs Jan to Mar. In October the water sits around 24°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 2.1 m. The nearest airport is MRU (261 km) and the nearest town is St.-Denis (44 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan98%52%2.0 m27°Cboardies
Feb96%51%2.0 m28°Cboardies
Mar98%45%2.1 m28°Cboardies
Apr99%32%2.4 m28°Cboardies
May100%55%2.3 m27°Cboardies
Jun97%39%2.7 m25°Cboardies
Jul92%28%2.9 m24°Cvest
Aug97%59%2.6 m24°Cvest
Sep99%43%2.4 m24°Cvest
Oct100%65%2.1 m24°Cvest
Nov100%56%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%37%2.0 m27°Cboardies

Why 94.8

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
7.5
Water comfort 10%
9.3
Access 10%
3.7

The detail

Faces 225° with 61% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 76% of days. Mean peak period 11.8 s. Days over 3 m: 15%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 0%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -21.258, 55.328 (OpenStreetMap).

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