Reunion Saint Gilles
Kitesurf spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
7Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 13 kn gusting 17, side-shore, Water: waves 0.8 m
Mon 2 · 34 out of 100
- Wind
- N 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 1 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 1100, good
- Mon 234, 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 Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 26 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 100, good | wind from the north, 18 knots | 21kn | side | 0.9 mwaves | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 34, poor | wind from the north, 13 knots | 17kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 1 knot | 5kn | side-on | chop | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 8kn | side-on | chop | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 6kn | side | chop | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 3 knots | 8kn | side | chop | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 5kn | side-on | chop | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 9kn | side-on | chop | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 8kn | cross-off | chop | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots | 12kn | side | chop | 25°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 04:14 +0.1 mLow 08:45 +0.0 mHigh 14:28 +0.1 mLow 22:09 −0.2 m
- 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
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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About
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About Reunion Saint Gilles
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Les Trois Bassins. Within 5 km we also list 12 surf spots and 8 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$1,650–US$3,220 each
about US$1,650–US$3,220 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 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 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$80–US$134 |
| 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$1,650–US$3,220 |
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: Les Trois Bassins
16 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 30 October 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
Flights ORD → RUN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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