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Guillotines, Bawley Point

5:37 am 6 Feb 2012

carving it up, Middleton Point

11:48 am 29 Jan 2012

Maconde ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Maconde Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Mauritius – Black River)

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Name: Maconde
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: NE

Maconde in - is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There is a left hand reef break. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of sharks and urchins.

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Overall Maconde Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Maconde:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Morne Rights 4 mi
Second closest break One Eyes 4 mi
Third closest break Ilot Sancho 5 mi
Fourth closest break Passe de LAmbulante 5 mi
Fifth closest break Riviere Noire Harbour 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Maconde:

Closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5439 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5502 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sandettie Buoy 6032 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 6052 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 6068 mi

Tide stations nearest to Maconde:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 1763 mi
Second closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2405 mi
Third closest tide station Port Refuge, Cocos Islands 2680 mi
Fourth closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 3265 mi
Fifth closest tide station Christmas Island, Australia 3287 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Maconde:

Closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 1883 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 1958 mi
Third closest ski area Sepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) 3530 mi
Fourth closest ski area Sepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) 3530 mi
Fifth closest ski area Sepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) 3530 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Maconde:

Closest city location Petite Case Noyale (Mauritius) 7 mi
Second closest city location Chamouny (Mauritius) 7 mi
Third closest city location Chemin Grenier (Mauritius) 7 mi
Fourth closest city location Grande Riviere Noire (Mauritius) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location Surinam (Mauritius) 10 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Maconde is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International (Plaisance) Airport (MRU) in Mauritius, which is 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Maconde is St Denis Gillot (St.-denis) Airport (RUN) in Reunion Island, 197 km (122 miles) away.
Maconde break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Maconde, Mauritius - Black River. Use the tab navigation above to view Maconde sea temperature, Maconde photographs, Maconde detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Maconde webcams, current wind from Mauritius - Black River live weather stations and Maconde tide predictions. The Mauritius swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Mauritius 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 Mauritius 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 Maconde.