Bel Ombre

Bel Ombre is an S-facing reef break in Mauritius. It picks up swell from E to WSW and W to WNW. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

S (185°)

Best swell

SE to SW (135°–236°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

E to WSW (84.5° to 241°); W to WNW (260° to 300.5°)

Offshore wind

N

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1