Sainte-Rose

Sainte-Rose is an NE-facing reef break in Réunion. It picks up swell from ENE to SE and NW to NNW and NNW to NE. Offshore wind here blows from the SW: light winds or SW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NE onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

NE (40°)

Best swell

N to ENE (350°–57°) or ENE to E (71°–91°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

S to W offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

ENE to SE (71.5° to 145.5°); NW to NNW (324° to 346.5°); NNW to NE (347° to 56.5°)

Offshore wind

SW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

2