Maconde, Mauritius

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Le Morne, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MRU (MRU), 34 km.

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About Maconde

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

The spot faces SW (204°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (24°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Le Morne, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MRU (MRU), 34 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MRU, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Maconde.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Le Morne, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MRU (MRU), 34 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Maconde, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	4 ft8 smushy	141kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	3 ft9 shollow	166kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	68, good	4 ft12 shollow	358kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	3 ft10 shollow	210kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 smushy	40kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	3 ft10 shollow	157kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	24°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	12 ft12 smushy	3,466kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 scrumbling	1,385kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	26°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to MRU, changing at CDG, then 55 min by road. About 29h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Maconde
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Maconde
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Maconde
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Maconde
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to MRU, changing at CDG, then 55 min by road. About 29h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,205–£2,400 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to MRU, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£880–£1,825
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£1,205–£2,400

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

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