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Riviere du mat, France

Stay in Les Trois Bassins: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Les Trois Bassins

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About Riviere du mat

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

The spot faces NE (58°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (238°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). 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 Les Trois Bassins.

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 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to RUN, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG).

    See flights ORD → RUN · Skyscanner from about £875 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Riviere du mat.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Les Trois Bassins, 45 km (about 1h 20 by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Riviere du mat: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    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 Les Trois Bassins, 45 km away on Booking.com →

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Les Trois Bassins · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Les Trois Bassins · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Riviere du mat on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct394 ft6 smushy126kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct374 ft6 smushy114kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct524 ft6 smushy105kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct574 ft6 smushy80kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct553 ft6 smushy71kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct433 ft5 smushy53kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct413 ft5 smushy46kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct263 ft8 shollow97kJ25°C
Mon 26Oct364 ft11 shollow308kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct584 ft8 smushy186kJ27°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to RUN, changing at CDG, then 40 min by road. About 29h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Riviere du mat

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Riviere du mat

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Riviere du mat

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Riviere du mat

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Riviere du mat

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to RUN, changing at CDG, then 40 min by road. About 29h 05 door to door

The trip from Les Trois Bassins, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,525–£2,950 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 RUN, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£875–£1,810
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£60
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£255–£425
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£85–£145
Total£1,525–£2,950

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

Places to eat near Les Trois Bassins

  • L'escale 426Pizza · 0.8 km from the centre
  • Poin Cho0.2 km from the centre
  • Saveurs des hauts1.4 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

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Les Trois Bassins, 45 km (about 1h 20 by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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