Le Morne – Manawa
Fairly forgiving left breaking into a deep channel, with an outside peak and a shallow inside section. The next step after Little Reef; for kiters the wind is cross-offshore from the right on the wave. Board leashes are standard.
Conditions today
Forecast mean wind in knots, arrow pointing downwind, gusts. One dot per sport.
Go
KitesurfGood conditions · 17–21 kn ESE · 12h–19h
Go
WindsurfGood conditions · 17–21 kn ESE · 12h–19h
Go
SurfOffshore wind: clean waves · 17–21 kn ESE · 12h–19h
Today
12h↑21
13h↑20
14h↑18
15h↑19
16h↑19
17h↑18
18h↑17
Tomorrow
7h↑19
8h↑19
9h↑19
10h↑20
11h↑19
12h↑20
13h↑20
14h↑20
15h↑19
16h↑19
17h↑19
18h↑19
Model wind (Data from MET Norway), for guidance only. Check on site and follow the schools' advice. Swell isn't forecast here: also check a wave forecast (see sources).
- Sports
- Kitesurf, Windsurf, Surf
- Level
- Intermediate
- Wind directions that work
- E → SSE
- Ideal strength
- 15–35 knots
- Swell
- SSW → WSW
- Season
- Southern winter (May–October): SW swells and steady trades; May most consistent per Surf-forecast.
- Tide
- Best around high tide on a rising tide.
Caution
- Reef
- Strong current in the channel below Manawa can pull you out to sea
- Current in the pass can suddenly kill the wind
- Urchins
- Long paddle (surf)
- Sharks (rare, near passes)
Rules and etiquette
- Surfing not recommended without a local surf school (MACkiteboarding)
Schools and centres on site
Barts Surf School
Approximate location.
Tides
Port Louis (MMS reference): in shallow lagoons, low tide exposes the coral.
↑13:45High tide · 63 cmWed 14
↓20:30Low tide · 14 cmWed 14
↑02:52High tide · 53 cmThu 15
↓07:56Low tide · 30 cmThu 15
Sources : IKSURFMAG – Le Morne travel guide · MACkiteboarding – Le Morne travel guide · Surf-forecast – Manawa · Kiteforum – Le Morne