Surf-Forecast | Bel Ombre Surf Guide

Lat Long: 4.62° S 55.41° E

Issued: 9 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bel Ombre sea temperature is

29.1°C

Bel Ombre surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Bel Ombre Surf Guide

Bel Ombre in Mahe is a fairly exposed beach and reef break. Nov-April (Wet Season) provides best time of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the north northwest. A left hand reef. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of - jagged reef, Rocks, rips.

Bel Ombre Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	rarely breaks	29.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bel Ombre:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bel Ombre occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Bel Ombre (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bel Ombre with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 89% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

10%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

89%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bel Ombre Location Map

Interactive Bel Ombre surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Bel Ombre is Seychelles International (Mahe) Airport (SEZ) in Seychelles, which is 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Bel Ombre is Praslin Airport (PRI), also in Seychelles, 45 km (28 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Bel Ombre Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 15:12 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Bel Ombre

Current tide and informaton

For Victoria, 4 km from Bel Ombre.

Next High Water: 01:07am | 0.98m

Next Low Water: 06:30pm | 0.31m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Bel Ombre Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(29.1 °C) too at Bel Ombre, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite