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 beginners: 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 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 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 Intermediate

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Black rocks1.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft214 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

3 ft265 kJ

3 ft149 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Black rocks, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	214kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	82kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	265kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	3 ft10 smushy	149kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 smushy	39kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	118kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	24°C

La Baie0.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft214 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

3 ft265 kJ

3 ft149 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Baie, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	3 ft12 shollow	214kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft10 shollow	82kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 shollow	265kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 shollow	149kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 shollow	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 shollow	39kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	2 ft11 shollow	118kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	24°C

Le Morne13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Le MorneIntermediate and up

3 ft196 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

2 ft67 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

3 ft140 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	196kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	3 ft12 shollow	206kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 shollow	281kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	3 ft10 shollow	138kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 shollow	67kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	47kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	3 ft11 shollow	140kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots, offshore	24°C

One eye15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Le Morne, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft93 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft168 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

3 ft133 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at One eye, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, too small	4 ft6 shollow	93kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft6 shollow	55kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	25°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 shollow	334kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	168kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 shollow	19kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 shollow	44kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	3 ft11 shollow	133kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	24°C

Tamarin Bay2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft214 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

3 ft265 kJ

3 ft149 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tamarin Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	3 ft12 shollow	214kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft10 shollow	82kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	265kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 shollow	149kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 shollow	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 shollow	39kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	2 ft11 shollow	118kJ	wind from the south, 12 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

Surf within 20 km

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