Saint-Benoit Rights Surf Guide

Saint-Benoit Rights in East Reunion is an exposed point break. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the east. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of sharks and rocks.

Saint-Benoit Rights Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Point2rarely breaks
27.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Saint-Benoit Rights:

The best conditions reported for surf at Saint-Benoit Rights occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

What's the best time of year to surf Saint-Benoit Rights (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: summer
The best time of year for surfing Saint-Benoit Rights 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 9% of the time in February while 48% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 43% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
9%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
48%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
43%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Saint-Benoit Rights Location Map

Interactive Saint-Benoit Rights 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 Saint-Benoit Rights is St Denis Gillot (St.-denis) Airport (RUN) in Reunion Island, which is 25 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Saint-Benoit Rights is St Pierre Pierrefonds (St.-pierre) Airport (ZSE), also in Reunion Island, 46 km (29 miles) away.

  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.
Saint-Benoit Rights Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 18:57 Local Time
ThuFri
7PM10PM1AM4AM
Wave (m)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.4
ESE
Period (s) 6 6 6 9
Wind (km/h)
15
15
15
15
Wind State cross cross-
off
cross cross-
off

Swell History at Saint-Benoit Rights

Surf stats for Saint-Benoit Rights, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Saint-Benoit Rights

Wind stats for Saint-Benoit Rights, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest