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Calamar, Mauritius

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Aerial view of the Trou aux Biches Beach, Mauritius
Near Calamar. Photo: "dronepicr", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Calamar

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NW (307°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (127°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Pointe aux Piments, 3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 2 dive sites.

Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MRU, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → MRU · Skyscanner from about £880 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Calamar.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Calamar does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct153 ft6 smushy60kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct183 ft6 smushy87kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct123 ft6 smushy84kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct113 ft6 smushy70kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct113 ft6 smushy43kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct92 ft6 smushy34kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct72 ft5 smushy30kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct83 ft11 shollow150kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct658 ft11 shollow1,633kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct446 ft10 shollow672kJ28°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to MRU, changing at CDG, then 1h 05 by road. About 29h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MRU, changing at CDG, then 1h 05 by road. About 29h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Pointe aux Piments each day: Calamar, Pointe aux piments - Recif Attitude, Tagore.

The trip from Pointe aux Piments, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,370–£2,680 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MRU, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£880–£1,825
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,370–£2,680

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Pointe aux Piments

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

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