Le Butor Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Réunion Island, Reunion)

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Le Butor Surf Guide

Le Butor in North Reunion is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the south southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the east. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of sharks and rocks.

Le Butor Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	27.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Le Butor:

The best conditions reported for surf at Le Butor occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

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

februaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Le Butor with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 10% of the time in February while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 52% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

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

blown out

38%

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

too small

52%

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

Explore Le Butor Location Map

Interactive Le Butor 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 Le Butor is St Denis Gillot (St.-denis) Airport (RUN) in Reunion Island, which is 2 km (1 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Le Butor is St Pierre Pierrefonds (St.-pierre) Airport (ZSE), also in Reunion Island, 50 km (31 miles) away.

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Le Butor Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 01:19 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	10	10	10	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross

Tides at Le Butor

Current tide and informaton

For Barachois, 5 km from Le Butor.

Next High Water: 02:04am | 0.52m

Next Low Water: 08:51am | 0.1m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Le Butor Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 26.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (27.8 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Le Butor won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 27.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite