Les Aigrettes surf forecast
Saint-Gilles-les-Bains · Réunion West · Réunion
Consistent reef at the Pointe des Aigrettes between Boucan Canot and Saint-Gilles: a hollow right with a barrel at take-off and a long wall, plus an occasional, even hollower left. Surfing is banned here outside a supervised zone; check the prefecture's order before going.
- Break
- reef break, lefts and rights; faces WNW
- Level
- advanced
- Best swell
- SW, W, S
- Best wind
- E, NE (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- April-October
- Typical size
- 1-2.5 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- sharks; urchins; shallow coral; surfing banned outside authorised zones (prefectoral order no. 180, 2026)
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Saint-Gilles-les-Bains.
Nearby spots
- Boucan Canot, Saint-Paul (Boucan Canot)
- Roches Noires, Saint-Gilles-les-Bains
- L'Hermitage (La Passe), Saint-Gilles-les-Bains
- Pointe des Trois-Bassins, Les Trois-Bassins
- La Tortue (Kélonia), Saint-Leu
- La Cafrine, Saint-Leu
Questions
Is Les Aigrettes good for beginners?
It is best for advanced surfers (sharks; urchins). Beginners nearby can try Pointe des Trois-Bassins, Les Trois-Bassins.
What swell, wind and tide work best at Les Aigrettes?
SW, W, S swell, E, NE wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 1-2.5 m.
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