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Bout de L'Etang ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Bout de L'Etang Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Reunion – West)

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Name: Bout de L'Etang
Type: reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: E

Bout de L'Etang in West Reunion is a fairly exposed reef break that only works when conditions are just right. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A left hand reef. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include sharks and rocks.

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Overall Bout de L'Etang Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Bout de L'Etang Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bout de L'Etang:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Saint-Paul 2 mi
Second closest break Le Port 3 mi
Third closest break Boucan Rights 4 mi
Fourth closest break Boucan Lefts 4 mi
Fifth closest break Cap Howard 5 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Bout de L'Etang:

Closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5388 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5445 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sandettie Buoy 5985 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5988 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 6018 mi

Tide stations nearest to Bout de L'Etang:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 1629 mi
Second closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2415 mi
Third closest tide station Port Refuge, Cocos Islands 2817 mi
Fourth closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 3240 mi
Fifth closest tide station Davis, Antarctica 3405 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Bout de L'Etang:

Closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 1747 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 1824 mi
Third closest ski area Sepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) 3552 mi
Fourth closest ski area Sepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) 3552 mi
Fifth closest ski area Sepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) 3552 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Bout de L'Etang:

Closest city location Saint-Paul (Reunion) 2 mi
Second closest city location Le Port (Reunion) 4 mi
Third closest city location La Possession (Reunion) 5 mi
Fourth closest city location Trois-Bassins (Reunion) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location Saint-Denis (Reunion) 11 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Bout de L'Etang is St Denis Gillot (St.-denis) Airport (RUN) in Reunion Island, which is 26 km (16 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Bout de L'Etang is St Pierre Pierrefonds (St.-pierre) Airport (ZSE), also in Reunion Island, 41 km (25 miles) away.
Bout de L'Etang break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Bout de L'Etang, Reunion - West. Use the tab navigation above to view Bout de L'Etang sea temperature, Bout de L'Etang photographs, Bout de L'Etang detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Bout de L'Etang webcams, current wind from Reunion - West live weather stations and Bout de L'Etang tide predictions. The Reunion swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Reunion and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Reunion wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Bout de L'Etang.