About Grand Baie

Grand Baie is a town in Rivière du Rempart District, Mauritius. From Grand Baie you can reach 5 surf spots, 3 kite spots, 3 windsurf spots, 1 sailing spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Mauritius Grand Baie, a kite and windsurf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 83 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MRU, 48 km away.

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Staying in Grand Baie

83 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MRU, 48 km, RUN, 236 km

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Where it is

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Grand Baie each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Grand Baie too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert Intermediate

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Calamar6.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Pointe aux Piments, 3 kmNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft87 kJ

3 ft84 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Calamar, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	3 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	43kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	28°C

Martin Spot4.5 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft87 kJ

3 ft84 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Martin Spot, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 shollow	60kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 shollow	87kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 shollow	84kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft6 shollow	70kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 shollow	48kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft6 shollow	37kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 shollow	30kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	25°C

Pointe aux piments - Recif Attitude8.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Pointe aux Piments, 1 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pointe aux piments - Recif Attitude, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	2 ft6 shollow	32kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft6 shollow	46kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 shollow	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 shollow	75kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 shollow	46kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 shollow	18kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 shollow	18kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	25°C

Tagore9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Pointe aux PimentsIntermediate and up

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tagore, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 shollow	32kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft6 shollow	46kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 shollow	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 shollow	75kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 shollow	46kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 shollow	18kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 shollow	18kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	25°C

Tailors-point2.7 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft117 kJ

5 ft171 kJ

5 ft160 kJ

4 ft125 kJ

4 ft89 kJ

3 ft72 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tailors-point, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	4 ft6 smushy	117kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	5 ft6 smushy	171kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	5 ft6 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	4 ft6 smushy	89kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Grand Baie, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Grand Baie

Mauritius Grand Baie 0.6 km · stays here
Mauritius Pereybere 1.5 km · stays here
Mauritius Mont Choisy 3.7 km · stays here

Windsurf near Grand Baie

Mauritius Grand Baie 0.6 km · stays here
Mauritius Pereybere 1.5 km · stays here
Mauritius Mont Choisy 3.7 km · stays here

Sailing near Grand Baie

Espace Marin 5.9 km · stays here

Dive near Grand Baie

Whale Rock 4 km · stays here

Places to eat near Grand Baie

Happy RajahIndian · 0.2 km from the centre
KO TAOThai · 0.2 km from the centre
La Jonque RestaurantChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
La KazaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Chinese Garden RestaurantChinese · 0.3 km from the centre
Top Deck Bar & Grill, Grand Baie, MauritiusBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Grand Baie, Mauritius