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Level 7/10
Saint-Leu
West Coast, Réunion
🦈Sharks🪸Sharp reef🦔Urchins
Saint-Leu (note: possible duplicate of St Leu id 138) is Réunion's infamous wave—a world-class left reef break that hosted WSL events until the island's catastrophic shark attacks led to heavy restrictions starting in 2011. The wave itself is perfection: long, hollow, and mechanical. But surfing here is now essentially forbidden outside shark nets due to multiple fatal attacks. A tragic reminder that even the world's best waves can become inaccessible. Check current regulations.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
1.1m
SSE(162°)
Score: 8/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
4km/h
WSW(242°)
Score: 20/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm21%
Secondary Swell
0.4mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 11 km/h SSE|PM: 4 km/h W
4 km/h vs 11 km/h morning
Tide at 5pm (0.4m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
5:30 am
Low tide - 0.55m
11:18 am
High tide - 0.89m
5:30 pm
Low tide - 0.40m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
58
FairComponents
Swell Direction5/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind20/25
Raw Score58/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score58
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SSW (210°)
- Direction range
- 180° - 240°
- Size range
- 1m - 3.5m
- Ideal size
- 2.9m
- Height multiplier
- 0.97×
- Ideal period
- 14s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- E (90°)
- Offshore range
- 45° - 135°
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- mid
- Optimal range
- 0.3m - 1.2m
Water temp
25°C
Wetsuit
Boardshorts / Rashguard
Difficulty
7/10
Crowd level
2/10
👥 Spring Break (Apr 4 – May 4) — expect extra crowds
Access: Check shark alerts and local regulations before surfing.
Best Season
Peak: Apr-Sep
Secondary: Mar, Oct
April-September SW groundswell season.
Getting There
Airport
RUNDrive time
45 minData quality
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