Pain de Sucre
Dive site · France
Is it worth the trip?
90Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.7 m
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 89 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.6 m
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Air
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 90 out of 100
- Sea
- 0.5 m
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Air
- 23°C
Tap a day for sea, wind and water. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 286, good
- Tue 389, good
- Wed 489, good
- Thu 590, good
- Fri 690, good
- Sat 789, good
- Sun 889, good
- Mon 990, good
- Tue 1090, good
- Wed 1189, good
The site in five facts
- Down to 20 mits deepest
- From a boathow you get in
- Open Waterand up
- Water 26 °C3 mm wetsuit
- Faces NWswell from there reaches it
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Sea | Wind | Gusts | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 86, good | 0.8 m | 6 kn | 13kn | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 89, good | 0.7 m | 0 kn | 4kn | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 89, good | 0.6 m | 2 kn | 5kn | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 90, good | 0.6 m | 2 kn | 4kn | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 90, good | 0.6 m | 1 kn | 4kn | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 89, good | 0.6 m | 1 kn | 4kn | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 89, good | 0.6 m | 3 kn | 5kn | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 90, good | 0.5 m | 0 kn | 4kn | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 90, good | 0.5 m | 2 kn | 7kn | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 89, good | 0.6 m | 1 kn | 11kn | 24°C |
Sea is the waves near the site, in metres; wind and gusts in knots. "Boats in": gusts that keep dive boats in. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 06:02 +0.1 mLow 11:33 −0.0 mHigh 17:14 +0.1 mLow 23:52 −0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:59 +0.2 mLow 12:57 −0.1 mHigh 18:42 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:00 −0.2 mHigh 07:40 +0.2 mLow 13:42 −0.1 mHigh 19:40 +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. Slack water, the safest time to dive where there is current, is about half an hour either side of each high and low. 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.
Map
the site, its town, photos
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More diving near here
5 places
- Tour de Boucan 0.8 km away
- Cap La Houssaye 2.1 km away
- Hai Siang 2.8 km away
- Navarra 3.2 km away
- Passe de l'Ermitage 5.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Pain de Sucre
A reef dive. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NW: swell from the NW reaches it, and wind from the SE blows out to sea. 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.0 km away. The sea is about 24°C in August, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). The town to stay in is Les Trois Bassins. Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 6 dive sites.
- What it is Reef.
- How deep Down to 20 m.
- Getting in From a boat.
- Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
- Dive centres 5 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.0 km away.
Water about 26°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
Visibility over 30 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Apr and May (over 30 m).
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$1,660–US$3,210 each
about US$1,660–US$3,210 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 2 November 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$980–US$2,030 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$81–US$127 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$282–US$470 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$584 |
| Total | about US$1,660–US$3,210 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Les Trois Bassins
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about 20 min by car · 3 places to stay
About Les Trois Bassins 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 29h 15m
About 29h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RUN, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 55 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Les Trois Bassins · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Les Trois Bassins · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Corail Plongée 2.0 km
Gloria Maris 2.0 km
Giras Suwan Macha 2.0 km
Bleu Marine Réunion 2.2 km
Le Vieux Plongeur Réunion 6.4 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What you might see
Animals divers and surveys have recorded within 2 km of this site in the last 15 years. A record says someone saw it here, not that you will.
Taeniurops meyeniRay
Seen in 3 records.
Green sea turtle Chelonia mydasSea turtle
Seen in 188 records, mostly Jul to Dec.
Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricataSea turtle
Seen in 14 records.
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliaeWhale or dolphin
Seen in 322 records, mostly Aug to Sep.
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncusWhale or dolphin
Seen in 18 records, mostly Jul to Sep.
Day octopus Octopus cyaneaOctopus
Seen in 11 records.
Phyllidiella rosansNudibranch
Seen in 17 records, mostly Jul to Dec.
Ocellated wart slug Phyllidia ocellataNudibranch
Seen in 8 records.
Glossodoris cinctaNudibranch
Seen in 3 records.
Merten's sea anemone Stichodactyla mertensii
Seen in 47 records.
Amphiprion chrysogasterDamselfishes
Seen in 41 records.
Turkey moray Gymnothorax meleagris
Seen in 34 records.
Records: OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, IOC-UNESCO) and GBIF.org (1 November 2026, doi:10.15468/dl.jeesns), from the datasets named here, CC0 and CC BY records only. Names: WoRMS and GBIF; common names from the Catalogue of Life, the GBIF Backbone and Wikidata. Largest datasets here: Programme BioObs: observations naturalistes en milieux aquatiques-Observations de BioObs.; Collecte de données sur les mammifères marins et tortues marines par l'équipe Quiétude - Observations de cétacés et tortues marines dans l'Ouest de La Réunion (Quiétude / CEDTM, 2017-2020); iNaturalist Research-grade Observations; Programme CROMIS: carnet de plongée en ligne de la FFESSM-Observations d'espèces subaquatiques collectées par les utilisateurs de CROMIS; Photo identification des tortues marines à La Réunion - Photo identification des tortues marines (Kélonia – CEDTM, export juillet 2020). Credits
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