Reunion Etang Sale
Windsurf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 26 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 7 knots | 18kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 3 knots | 14kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 15kn | side | chop | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 16kn | side | chop | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 16kn | on | chop | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 15kn | side-on | chop | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 17kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 17kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 16kn | on | chop | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 5 knots | 17kn | side-on | chop | 27°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 03:40 +0.0 mLow 07:49 −0.0 mHigh 13:39 +0.1 mLow 21:47 −0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:52 +0.1 mLow 10:46 +0.0 mHigh 16:43 +0.1 mLow 23:35 −0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:48 +0.1 mLow 12:33 −0.1 mHigh 18:21 +0.1 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Reunion Etang Sale
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). 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 L'Étang-Salé. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 dive sites.
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$1,720–US$3,320 each
about US$1,720–US$3,320 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to RUN, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$978–US$2,030 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Total | about US$1,720–US$3,320 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: L'Étang-Salé
7 min by car · 18 places to stay
About L'Étang-Salé its beds, food and every spot near it
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 29h 30m
About 29h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RUN, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → RUN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.