Plage de L'Étang-Salé
St.-Denis · France
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Plage de L'Étang-Salé is a SW-facing sand beach on the France shoreline — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at Plage de L'Étang-Salé
Updated 14:16 spot time
Plage de L'Étang-Salé surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 1.5 m–2.0 m double overhead+, 2.0 m SSW swell at 11.9 s. Wind up to 13 km/h SSE. Water 25°C. Best surf window around 12:00 — good (4/5) with 12 km/h SSE wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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