The reef break to the south is for more experienced surfers and deserves a spot-sheet to itself!watch out for the whiteshorts (locals)! on its day there is not a drop of water out of place and all you have to do is take off and wait, you'll get covered and then let out 100m down without twitching a muscle.
Overview
Atmosphere
There is a hard localism. Foreigners are not allowed by the "white shorts". the backdrop is volcanic and the bay is incredibly pretty. it works rarely but when its on - no wave in the world is close.
kevin
There are GREAT waves in Mauritius, sadly with some seriously crap vibes. I stayed near Tamarin for my honeymoon and found the white locals to be a special breed of asshole. I have surfed all over the world (on small islands with plenty surfers like Mauritius) and these chops truly rule prickdom. Most visiting surfers know this, will put on their best behavior and try stay out of trouble – although, obviously there is the rare exception. I went there knowing that I needed to pick my sessions and if I had to surf with locals made it a point to take the crap waves, sit on the end, smile and compliment good waves. Despite this, every session I had at One Eyes and Tamarin was rewarded with getting dropped in on and threatened with violence. One memorable session at one Eyes, in the middle of the week, a group of these frogs took turns shadowing me and dropping in on all my waves. Hilariously, most of these douche's were really, REALY, average surfers. A few times I waited for the gap and managed to bottom turned around the kook. Obviously this got them more insisted about spoiling the vibe. One guy got really hurt on the reef after I nudged him by mistake, while turning below him. He came up clutching his face in waist deep water and fearing retribution I high tailed it in. My advice to traveling surfers is to go somewhere other than Mauritius. Yes, this is ultimately what they want – but so what! They will reap what hey sow. Oh and if you meet a Mauritian surfer in your own country - burn them thick, vibe them out. Chances are they deserve it. If you absolutely have to go to Mauritius, hire a scooter and explore the south and north of Port Louis. I surfed one truly memorable set up in the North, double overhead, and had it on my own. It was a right reef that broke into a big lagoon – hush hush. I found some shacks on the south facing side too.
comment by Anonymous, 2009-12-01 16:09:41
For lone irish surfer
Onestly, I suggest to change surf destination.
What about Maldives?
comment by Anonymous, 2009-11-09 11:43:57
I want to make a point that I RESPECT the locals and that day in Tamarin I do not nothing.
I go surf from 24 years travel all around the world and I know the "rules".
This man enter In the water only to catch out of the water me and other foreign surfers.
I read many other posts on this site that report other similar cases.
Bye
comment by Anonymous, 2010-02-26 14:19:02