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Plage des banians

La Réunion · France

IntermediateBeach break-21.346, 55.480

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An open SW-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters near La Réunion, Plage des banians works on S–W groundswell; N–E winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~23.6°C (74.5°F) on average

Jan

27.7°C

81.9°F · 25.8–29.1°C

Feb

28.1°C

82.6°F · 27.1–29.1°C

Mar

27.9°C

82.2°F · 26.2–29.7°C

Apr

27.6°C

81.7°F · 26.4–28.6°C

May

26.6°C

79.9°F · 25.6–28.3°C

Jun

25.1°C

77.2°F · 23.7–27°C

Jul

24°C

75.2°F · 22.7–25.9°C

Aug

23.5°C

74.3°F · 22.9–24.5°C

Sep

23.6°C

74.5°F · 22.5–24.6°C

Oct

24.3°C

75.7°F · 23.5–26°C

Nov

25.6°C

78.1°F · 24.7–27.1°C

Dec

26.9°C

80.4°F · 24.9–29.3°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

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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