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Maconde 87.6

#1081 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇲🇺 Mauritius · Rivière Noire · near Curepipe

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

Works all yearWarm waterAdvanced
Surf score87.6 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days21% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell63% period 11 s+
Typical size1.9 m 6.4 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Maconde

The best time to surf Maconde is August, October, November. It rarely works. In October the water sits around 24°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 1.8 m. The nearest airport is MRU (33 km) and the nearest town is Curepipe (25 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan98%21%1.7 m28°Cboardies
Feb99%25%1.7 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%27%1.8 m28°Cboardies
Apr99%17%2.1 m28°Cboardies
May100%22%2.0 m27°Cboardies
Jun99%13%2.4 m26°Cboardies
Jul97%0%2.5 m25°Cvest
Aug100%31%2.3 m24°Cvest
Sep100%6%2.1 m24°Cvest
Oct100%39%1.8 m24°Cvest
Nov100%35%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%16%1.7 m27°Cboardies

Why 87.6

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%
12.4
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
6.1
Water comfort 10%
9.5
Access 10%
9.4

The detail

Faces 205° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 34% of days. Mean peak period 11.9 s. Days over 3 m: 7%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 3%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -20.496, 57.369 (OpenStreetMap).

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