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1:31 pm 12 Feb 2012

Riviere Noire Harbour ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Riviere Noire Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Mauritius – Black River)

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Name: Riviere Noire Harbour
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: ESE

Riviere Noire Harbour in - is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the east southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of locals and sharks.

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Overall Riviere Noire Harbour Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Riviere Noire Harbour:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Black Rocks 3 mi
Second closest break Tamarin Bay 3 mi
Third closest break Passe de LAmbulante 6 mi
Fourth closest break Morne Rights 7 mi
Fifth closest break One Eyes 7 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Riviere Noire Harbour:

Closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5433 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5495 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sandettie Buoy 6024 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 6045 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 6060 mi

Tide stations nearest to Riviere Noire Harbour:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 1767 mi
Second closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2413 mi
Third closest tide station Port Refuge, Cocos Islands 2679 mi
Fourth closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 3274 mi
Fifth closest tide station Christmas Island, Australia 3286 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Riviere Noire Harbour:

Closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 1887 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 1962 mi
Third closest ski area Sepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) 3521 mi
Fourth closest ski area Sepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) 3521 mi
Fifth closest ski area Sepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) 3521 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Riviere Noire Harbour:

Closest city location Grande Riviere Noire (Mauritius) 1 mi
Second closest city location Petite Case Noyale (Mauritius) 2 mi
Third closest city location Tamarin (Mauritius) 3 mi
Fourth closest city location Cascavelle (Mauritius) 7 mi
Fifth closest city location Flic en Flac (Mauritius) 7 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Riviere Noire Harbour is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International (Plaisance) Airport (MRU) in Mauritius, which is 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Riviere Noire Harbour is St Denis Gillot (St.-denis) Airport (RUN) in Reunion Island, 200 km (124 miles) away.
Riviere Noire Harbour break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Riviere Noire Harbour, Mauritius - Black River. Use the tab navigation above to view Riviere Noire Harbour sea temperature, Riviere Noire Harbour photographs, Riviere Noire Harbour detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Riviere Noire Harbour webcams, current wind from Mauritius - Black River live weather stations and Riviere Noire Harbour 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 Riviere Noire Harbour.