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Kelonia la ferme corail, France

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About Kelonia la ferme corail

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

The spot faces SW (243°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (63°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). 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 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Saint-Leu, 1.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 3 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 20 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. 1 h from the airport to Kelonia la ferme corail.

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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 Kelonia la ferme corail, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct39, fair3 ft7 shollow84kJwind from the north, 3 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct47, fair3 ft11 shollow212kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct45, fair3 ft12 shollow250kJwind from the west, 3 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct64, good4 ft11 shollow317kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct42, fair3 ft10 shollow169kJwind from the west, 6 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct36, fair2 ft9 shollow94kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct21, too small2 ft12 shollow78kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct9, poor4 ft11 smushy365kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots23°C
Mon 26Oct0, too big11 ft11 shollow2,783kJwind from the south, 5 knots22°C
Tue 27Oct0, too big8 ft10 shollow1,189kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots21°C
Wed 28Oct0, 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to RUN, changing at CDG, then 1h by road. About 29h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf La Tortue (Turtle reef)

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Kelonia la ferme corail

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf La Tortue (Turtle reef)

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Kelonia la ferme corail

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 2 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to RUN, changing at CDG, then 1h by road. About 29h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Saint-Leu each day: Kelonia la ferme corail, La Cafrine, La Tortue (Turtle reef), Le Cimetiere, Saint Leu.

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Rough cost

About £1,555–£3,000 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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£65–£110
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£1,555–£3,000

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

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