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Near fausse passe. Photo: "dronepicr", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

fausse passe

Surf spot · Mauritius

Is it worth the trip?

42Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 11 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 45 out of 100

Swell
5 ft11 shollow
Energy
483kJ
Wind
NE 10 kn
Temp
26°C

Tue 3 · 56 out of 100

Swell
4 ft11 shollow
Energy
331kJ
Wind
ENE 7 kn
Temp
25°C

Wed 4 · 50 out of 100

Swell
4 ft10 shollow
Energy
311kJ
Wind
E 8 kn
Temp
26°C

Thu 5 · 32 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 smushy
Energy
199kJ
Wind
ENE 11 kn
Temp
25°C

Fri 6 · 23 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 smushy
Energy
192kJ
Wind
E 12 kn
Temp
26°C

Sat 7 · 25 out of 100

Swell
3 ft11 smushy
Energy
203kJ
Wind
E 11 kn
Temp
26°C

Sun 8 · 34 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
99kJ
Wind
E 11 kn
Temp
26°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 146, fair
  2. Mon 245, fair
  3. Tue 356, fair
  4. Wed 450, fair
  5. Thu 532, poor
  6. Fri 623, poor
  7. Sat 725, poor
  8. Sun 834, poor
  9. Mon 927, poor
  10. Tue 1034, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 26 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

fausse passe does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at fausse passe, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov46, fair3 ft15 shollow3 ft at break (est.)453kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots26°C
Mon 2Nov45, fair5 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.)483kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots26°C
Tue 3Nov56, fair4 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.)331kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots25°C
Wed 4Nov50, fair4 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.)311kJwind from the east, 8 knots26°C
Thu 5Nov32, poor3 ft10 smushy4 ft at break (est.)199kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots25°C
Fri 6Nov23, poor3 ft10 smushy3 ft at break (est.)192kJwind from the east, 12 knots26°C
Sat 7Nov25, poor3 ft11 smushy3 ft at break (est.)203kJwind from the east, 11 knots26°C
Sun 8Nov34, poor4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)99kJwind from the east, 11 knots26°C
Mon 9Nov27, poor5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)142kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots26°C
Tue 10Nov34, poor4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)127kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots26°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 04:42 +0.1 mLow 10:04 −0.1 mHigh 16:18 +0.2 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 00:07 −0.2 mHigh 07:42 +0.1 mLow 13:05 −0.0 mHigh 18:52 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:12 −0.2 mHigh 09:19 +0.1 mLow 15:06 −0.1 mHigh 20:58 +0.2 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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Photos of fausse passe

Blue Bay Beach on the southeast coast of Mauritius
Near fausse passe. Photo: "dronepicr", CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blue Bay Mauritius
Near fausse passe. Photo: Lukas von Daeniken from Schweiz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About fausse passe

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SE (131°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (311°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). 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 Beau Vallon Grand Port, 3.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 2 dive sites.

Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,380–US$2,720 each

about US$1,380–US$2,720 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MRU, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$985–US$2,040
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$134–US$221
Food7 days eating outabout US$154–US$281
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,380–US$2,720

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Beau Vallon Grand Port

6 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$47/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Beau Vallon Grand Port · Booking.com

About Beau Vallon Grand Port its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$47 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 28h 50m

About 28h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MRU, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 25 min by road

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