Ile aux Cerfs Island

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Ile aux Cerfs Kite surfing

The Ile aux Cerfs is an island on an island in the middle of the magic Indian Ocean, a paradisiacal spot where you can feel yourself the only rider out of kilometers of crystal clear lagoon.

Many different setups exist in this lagoon, from choppy dangerous passes, to incredible flat smooth water speed run spots. The lagoon is to big too explain all the risks and specificity, so prudent trial runs will soon unveil all the options. Parallel and close to the reef is a very good smooth water run, with long reform swell lines giving the possibility for mega boosting jumps or just plain high speed flying.

Kiteboarding Facilities in Ile aux Cerfs Island

Getting there:

Nearest airport:

Plaisance, Port Louis

Nearest big city:

Flacq

Nearest town:

Trou d'eau douce

Trip from town:

short

Access:

boat

Directions:

Trou d'eau Douce can be reached from the North or South, and the usual, taxi or car rental will get you there. 20mn speedboat ride from Trou d'Eau Douce.

At the beach:

Level required:

intermediate

Best style:

freestyle
speed

Watersports:

kitesurf
sailing
scuba

Spot type:

lagoon

Shore:

soft sand

Bottom:

sandy

Crowd:

almost desert

Hazards:

- strong currents
- urchins
- protruding rocks
- submerged hazards
- reef

Facilities:

+ none

Beach rules:

Isle aux Cerfs is very greatly exploited from the tourism point of view, so take care and behave properly if you do not want to cause banning for everyone. Always be extra careful in lagoons when approaching channels and passes, the current will surprise you very often and you will get sucked out to sea before you know it. Usually sharks also like to hang around there, as they can just sit and gobble up the morcels that come ripping past. Around the island there are a lot of fish, so every boat has its rod or hand line for fishing which is constantly in use, so do not pass to near boats as you might get caught up like a fish. Behind moving boats there are often trawling lines, these are a great trap.

Weather:

Nice temperatures for both air and water all year long. Shorties are appreciated from May to October. Bring high sun protection in summer as it gets very hot.

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Wind conditions:

Dominant winds:

SE

Respect to shore:

onshore

Best direction:

SE
S

Wind strenght (Bf):

4-5
5-6

Blowing at:

morning
afternoon
evening

Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]


› June
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› September

Medium season:
[45-70% >= 4bf]


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Wind details:

Steady SE trade winds 15 - 25 knots in average from June to October. Light wind in summer.

On the water:

Water quality:

crystalline

Best tide:

no dependency

Waves:

choppy or rough

Consistency:

sometimes (21-60 days/yr)

Water details:

You can ride whatever the tide, but be careful of hidden rocks at high tide

When is flat:

Day activities:

stand up paddle, snorkeling, golf, wake...
be careful you have to book these activity from the "mainland", there is nothing on this part of the Island

Night scene:

nothing here

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