La Saline les Bains

La Saline les Bains is a WSW-facing reef break in Réunion. It picks up swell from SE to N and N. Offshore wind here blows from the ENE: light winds or ENE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

WSW (250°)

Best swell

SSW to WNW (200°–301°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

NNE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

SE to N (144° to 353°); N (353.5° to 5.5°)

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

5