La Tortue (Saint-Leu)

Reef break

La Réunion, France

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From level expert · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from expert level: big, for experienced surfers waves (2–3 m) with a committing take-off, a long, powerful swell (12 s) that pushes hard, an unforgiving reef bottom, serious conditions (current/size). Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
7.7/10
Good
Size
2.0–3.0 m
big, for experienced surfers
Wind
1 km/h
NE · Glassy — no wind
Swell
2.4 m
12 s · S
Best window · 6h7.5/10 · 1.6–2.8 m · 4 km/h
Today's take

Big, powerful wave, nice long, clean swell from the S. Glassy water, not a breath of wind. Serious and potentially dangerous conditions: for experienced surfers only, or best skipped.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
03h1.2–2.092🌤️18°
06h1.2–1.982🌤️18°
09h1.1–1.887☀️24°
12h1.0–1.898🌧️24°
15h1.4–2.7155🌧️22°
18h1.7–3.0132🌤️20°
21hBest1.4–2.4111🌤️19°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+4) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18hPM 02:06+0.9 mBM 08:30+0.4 mPM 14:42+0.8 mBM 20:42+0.5 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 09:36 GMT+4 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.