bernache, Mauritius
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Grand Baie, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MRU (MRU), 46 km.
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About bernache
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces NE (39°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (219°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Grand Baie, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MRU (MRU), 46 km.
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 35 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.
See flights ORD → MRU · Skyscanner from about £880 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to bernache.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Grand Baie, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MRU (MRU), 46 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in bernache · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in bernache · GetYourGuideAd
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 16, poor | 4 ft6 smushy | 107kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 13, poor | 5 ft6 smushy | 147kJ | wind from the east, 14 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 16, poor | 4 ft7 smushy | 153kJ | wind from the east, 15 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 24, poor | 4 ft5 smushy | 100kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 28, poor | 4 ft5 smushy | 75kJ | wind from the east, 11 knots | 24°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 18, poor | 4 ft5 smushy | 68kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 34, too small | 3 ft5 shollow | 47kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 31, too small | 3 ft7 shollow | 57kJ | wind from the north, 2 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 16, too small | 3 ft8 shollow | 97kJ | wind from the south-east, 18 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 18, poor | 4 ft6 smushy | 83kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots | 24°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 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to MRU, changing at CDG, then 1h 05 by road. About 29h 35 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.
- Sat 24 OctSurf bernache
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 5 kn (8 km/h).
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to MRU, changing at CDG, then 1h 05 by road. About 29h 35 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.
| 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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