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.

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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

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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.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 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

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One eye15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Le Morne, 2 km

4 ft102 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

3 ft196 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at One eye, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft6 shollow	102kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 shollow	56kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	4 ft12 shollow	358kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	3 ft10 shollow	196kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft10 shollow	60kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft9 shollow	39kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	3 ft10 shollow	143kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	24°C

Black rocks1.6 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 6 ft+

3 ft191 kJ

2 ft85 kJ

3 ft265 kJ

3 ft149 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

4 ft283 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Black rocks, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	85kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	265kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	3 ft10 smushy	149kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 smushy	74kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	283kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	24°C

La Baie0.4 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft191 kJ

2 ft85 kJ

3 ft265 kJ

3 ft149 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

4 ft283 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Baie, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	3 ft12 shollow	191kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	2 ft10 shollow	85kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	265kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 shollow	149kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 shollow	74kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 shollow	41kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	4 ft10 shollow	283kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	24°C

Le Morne13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Le MorneNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft185 kJ

3 ft193 kJ

3 ft288 kJ

3 ft171 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

4 ft325 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Le Morne, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft11 shollow	185kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	26°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	3 ft12 shollow	193kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft12 shollow	288kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft10 shollow	171kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	75kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 shollow	41kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	4 ft11 shollow	325kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots, offshore	24°C

Tamarin Bay2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 6 ft+

3 ft191 kJ

2 ft85 kJ

3 ft265 kJ

3 ft149 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

4 ft283 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tamarin Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft12 shollow	191kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 shollow	85kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	265kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	3 ft10 shollow	149kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 shollow	74kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 shollow	41kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	4 ft10 shollow	283kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	24°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

Mauritius Tamarin 0.8 km · stays here

Windsurf near Tamarin

Mauritius Tamarin 0.8 km · stays here

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

Tamarin, Mauritius

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Where it is

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