Tamarin, Mauritius

In Rivière Noire District · Mauritius · Tamarin on Google Maps · Map of the spots

Mauritius tamarin beach
Tamarin, the nearest town. Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons

About Tamarin

Tamarin is a town in Rivière Noire District, Mauritius. From Tamarin you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is La Baie, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MRU, 34 km away.

Pick your dates and start point to see a trip here scored, planned and costed: plan a surf trip to Mauritius.

Staying in Tamarin

  • 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: MRU, 34 km, RUN, 203 km, ZSE, 231 km

Stay in TamarinAd

Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

See all places to stay in Tamarin (ad) on Booking.com →

Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Tamarin.

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Tamarin each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Tamarin 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

Surf spots within 20 km of Tamarin: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
One eye15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Le Morne, 2 km3 ft102 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft102 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small3 ft56 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, too small4 ft358 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small3 ft196 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, too small2 ft60 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too small2 ft39 kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, too small
All readings for One eye: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at One eye, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct24, too small3 ft7 shollow102kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore26°C
Mon 19Oct30, too small4 ft6 shollow102kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore26°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small3 ft5 shollow56kJwind from the west, 5 knots25°C
Wed 21Oct22, too small4 ft12 shollow358kJwind from the west, 8 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small3 ft10 shollow196kJwind from the west, 10 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small2 ft10 shollow60kJwind from the west, 9 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small2 ft9 shollow39kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots24°C
Black rocks1.6 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 6 ft+3 ft101 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small for experts3 ft191 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft85 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too small for experts3 ft265 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small for experts3 ft149 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, too small for experts2 ft74 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, too small for experts2 ft41 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small for experts
All readings for Black rocks: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Black rocks, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct13, too small3 ft9 ssoft101kJwind from the west, 2 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct18, too small3 ft12 ssoft191kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore26°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small2 ft10 ssoft85kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots25°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small3 ft11 ssoft265kJwind from the west, 4 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct9, too small3 ft10 smushy149kJwind from the west, 6 knots24°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small2 ft9 smushy74kJwind from the west, 7 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small2 ft9 smushy41kJwind from the west, 8 knots24°C
La Baie0.4 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+3 ft101 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small for experts3 ft191 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft85 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too small for experts3 ft265 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small for experts3 ft149 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, too small for experts2 ft74 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, too small for experts2 ft41 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small for experts
All readings for La Baie: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Baie, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct13, too small3 ft9 shollow101kJwind from the west, 2 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct19, too small3 ft12 shollow191kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore26°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small2 ft10 shollow85kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots25°C
Wed 21Oct20, too small3 ft11 shollow265kJwind from the west, 4 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small3 ft10 shollow149kJwind from the west, 6 knots24°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small2 ft9 shollow74kJwind from the west, 7 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small2 ft9 shollow41kJwind from the west, 8 knots24°C
Le Morne13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Le MorneNeeds 5 ft+3 ft112 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, too small for experts3 ft185 kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot, too small for experts3 ft193 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small for experts3 ft288 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small for experts3 ft171 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, too small for experts2 ft75 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too small for experts2 ft41 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, too small for experts
All readings for Le Morne: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Le Morne, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct12, too small3 ft9 shollow112kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct16, too small3 ft11 shollow185kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot26°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small3 ft12 shollow193kJwind from the west, 8 knots25°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small3 ft12 shollow288kJwind from the west, 8 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct11, too small3 ft10 shollow171kJwind from the west, 10 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small2 ft9 shollow75kJwind from the west, 9 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small2 ft9 shollow41kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots24°C
Tamarin Bay2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 6 ft+3 ft101 kJwind from the west, 2 knots, too small for experts3 ft191 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too small for experts2 ft85 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too small for experts3 ft265 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small for experts3 ft149 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, too small for experts2 ft74 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, too small for experts2 ft41 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small for experts
All readings for Tamarin Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tamarin Bay, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct13, too small3 ft9 shollow101kJwind from the west, 2 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct18, too small3 ft12 shollow191kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small2 ft10 shollow85kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots25°C
Wed 21Oct20, too small3 ft11 shollow265kJwind from the west, 4 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct9, too small3 ft10 shollow149kJwind from the west, 6 knots24°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small2 ft9 shollow74kJwind from the west, 7 knots24°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small2 ft9 shollow41kJwind from the west, 8 knots24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Tamarin, 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 Tamarin

Windsurf near Tamarin

Places to eat near Tamarin

  • Le Dix-Neuf RestaurantInternational fusion · in the centre
  • Casa PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Crazy Fish0.2 km from the centre
  • Sketch MauritiusBreakfast and brunch · 0.6 km from the centre
  • Jiro SushiSushi · 0.8 km from the centre
  • LapasSeafood · 0.8 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