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Level 9/10
St Leu
Réunion Island, France
🦈Sharks🪸Sharp reef👊Localism
St Leu is one of the world's best left-hand barrels—a fast, hollow reef break on Réunion Island that produces some of the most intense tubes in the Indian Ocean. The wave is world-class, but the risk is extreme: Réunion has the highest shark attack rate on Earth, and surfing has been heavily restricted. When conditions align, St Leu delivers jaw-dropping perfection, but the shadow of danger looms over every session. Surfing's ultimate risk-reward equation.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
1.6m
S(191°)
Score: 9/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 21/25
Wind
5km/h
SW(215°)
Score: 23/25
Weather
28°C
0.1mm58%
Windswell Component
0.1mENE@1s
Secondary Swell
1.0mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
4:54 am
Low tide - 0.68m
10:30 am
High tide - 0.94m
5:15 pm
Low tide - 0.53m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
63
FairComponents
Swell Direction10/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period21/25
Wind23/25
Raw Score63/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score63
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SW (220°)
- Direction range
- 200° - 240°
- Size range
- 1.2m - 4m
- Ideal size
- 3.3m
- Height multiplier
- 0.90×
- Ideal period
- 18s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SE (135°)
- Offshore range
- 90° - 180°
- Best window
- morning
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- mid to high
- Optimal range
- 0.5m - 1.5m
- Danger below
- 0.3m
Water temp
24°C
Wetsuit
Boardshorts / Rashguard
Difficulty
9/10
Crowd level
7/10
Access: Walk out from the town of St Leu.
Best Season
Peak: May-Sep
Secondary: Apr, Oct
Winter SW swells are the most reliable.
Getting There
Airport
RUNDrive time
40 minData quality
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