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Pointe du Diable (Evil Peak) 95.1

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

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterBig waveRemoteAdvanced
Surf score95.1 /100
Surfable days98% of the year
Clean days56% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell62% period 11 s+
Typical size2.3 m 7.4 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Pointe du Diable (Evil Peak)

The best time to surf Pointe du Diable (Evil Peak) is May, August, October. The season runs all year. In August the water sits around 24°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 2.6 m. The nearest airport is MRU (252 km) and the nearest town is St.-Benoit (43 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan98%51%2.0 m27°Cboardies
Feb96%53%2.0 m28°Cboardies
Mar98%55%2.1 m28°Cboardies
Apr99%47%2.4 m28°Cboardies
May100%69%2.3 m27°Cboardies
Jun97%59%2.7 m25°Cboardies
Jul92%44%2.9 m24°Cvest
Aug97%70%2.6 m24°Cvest
Sep99%50%2.4 m24°Cvest
Oct100%70%2.1 m24°Cvest
Nov100%58%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%48%2.0 m27°Cboardies

Why 95.1

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%
3.9

The detail

Faces 205° with 61% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 91% 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 -21.331, 55.453 (OpenStreetMap).

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