Sea · Black River · Mauritius
Ile aux Bénitiers
Best for kiting from June to September.
- Prime 60 %+
- Good 40 %+
- Possible 20 %+
- Off under 20 %
- Ringed: this month
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- Kite days
- 46%
- kite days
- Good, 2 of 9 years good
- Wind
- 10kn
- from SE
- average 12:00 to 18:00
- Water
- 25°C
- shorty
- water
- Trip odds
- 5in 10
- 10 day trips good
- about 4.4 kite days of 10
Trip odds, expected kite days, water and wetsuit for your exact dates. Free, no sign up.
How we know thisConfidence high
Confidence. Close model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
Best months: at least half the days are kite days (50 % or more), outside the cold months. The colours grade every month on their own scale: Prime from 60 %, Good from 40 %, Possible from 20 %.
Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
One of 14 spots of Kitesurfing in Le Morne, Mauritius, with airports, flight times and a booking reminder.
How the wind behaves
In July, the windiest month
Afternoon wind 13 knots, average 12:00 to 18:00.
- Too light 31 %
- Kiteable 69 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 31 %, kiteable on 69 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from ESE (113°).
Month by month
- Kite days
- 46 % Goodabout 14 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 54 %
- Kiteable 46 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 2 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 5 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- Best hours
- 12:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.6 h
- Water
- 25 °C, shorty
- Air
- 25 °Cdaily maximum, 25 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 8 of 31with 1 mm or more
| Kite days% of days | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 69 | 53 | 57 | 46 | 38 | 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Possible | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 2 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 12 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 12 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 12 to 17 | 12 to 17 | 12 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| Water°C at the surface | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 19 of 31 | 17 of 28 | 17 of 31 | 15 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 6 of 31 | 5 of 31 | 5 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 15 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorty | shorty | shorty | shorty | shorty | shorty | shorts |
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
2 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 47 (e.g. 19 to 25 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 3.0 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
Kitesurfing at Ile aux Bénitiers: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Ile aux Bénitiers?
The best months are June to September: from 2017 to 2025, 53 to 69 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Ile aux Bénitiers windy in October?
Yes, often. 46 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 14 days in a typical October. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Ile aux Bénitiers?
The water ranges from 24 °C in August to 29 °C in March. In October it is about 25 °C (wetsuit: shorty).
How many kite days does Ile aux Bénitiers get in a year?
About 164 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
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Spot facts
- Region
- Black River
- Country
- Mauritius
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), 36 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -20.4174, 57.3423
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
- Flat water is the main riding area.
- A flat or sheltered area exists for riding.
- Learning: no kite source says.
- Sources cover the Le Morne lagoon in general, not kiting at this island: shallow water protected by the reef. No source confirms kiting at Ile aux Benitiers itself.
Checked 2026-10-08, confidence low (no kite source, or contradictions). Sources: www.luxresorts.com, www.manawa.com.
Nearby kite spots in Black River
- 29% kite days
Les Salines5 km
9 kn SE25 °C shortysea
Kite days by month in Les Salines: Jan 34 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 22 %, Apr 28 %, May 36 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 32 %, Oct 29 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 23 % - 46% kite days
Kite Lagoon6 km
10 kn SE25 °C shortyflat watergood for learning
Kite days by month in Kite Lagoon: Jan 32 %, Feb 32 %, Mar 32 %, Apr 36 %, May 49 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 33 % - 62% kite days
Manawa8 km
12 kn SE25 °C shortywaves
Kite days by month in Manawa: Jan 52 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 54 %, May 68 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 86 %, Aug 80 %, Sep 83 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 52 % - 74% kite days
Baie du Cap9 km
14 kn ESE25 °C shortyflat watergood for learning
Kite days by month in Baie du Cap: Jan 64 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 68 %, May 75 %, Jun 90 %, Jul 88 %, Aug 86 %, Sep 93 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 68 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 46 % of days at Ile aux Bénitiers met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/ile-aux-benitiers
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