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Maurice — One Eye (Le Morne)
Partial dataMauritius
Maurice — One Eye (Le Morne) is a kitesurf spot with waves, medium depth, with no significant tide, in Mauritius. Ideal between 15 and 32 knots, June to September.
Level
Intermediate
Optimal wind
15-32 kts
Season
June to September
Today's tide
↗ Rising tide· coef 90
00h06h12h18h24h
No significant tide impact at this spot — verified.
Comfort & gear
Air
26°C
warm
Water
26°C
warm
Wetsuit
Shorty
2mm lycra
Sky
11%
clear
7-day forecast
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What riders experienced here
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Weather risk
No risk
12% chance of rain
The spot
Discover Maurice — One Eye (Le Morne)
One Eye is Le Morne's legendary left: a hollow, fast wave peeling over the reef, just outside the lagoon. One of the most famous wave-kiting spots on earth — and one of the most committing.
Picture a perfect left wrapping over a shallow reef, right beneath Le Morne Brabant. One Eye is one of the most famous kite waves on earth: hollow, fast, tubular, peeling for nearly 150 metres. The SE trade grooms the swell, smooths the lip and holds the wall open. Experts trade waves out the back while the quieter lagoon watches the show. Nothing forgiving about it: it's raw, consequential, world-class. The wave punishes the smallest misread of your line. This is no playground — it's a wave you earn, and one you respect.
Who & when
Level and best time
Who it's for
Experts only, full stop. One Eye is a powerful left breaking over a shallow, razor-sharp coral reef beyond the Le Morne lagoon. The SE trade blows side-onshore at 18-30 knots, but the consequences are real: reef just below the surface, current, a deep channel right alongside. For autonomous wave riders who can self-rescue. Beginners stay in the lagoon.
source : kiteinmoris.com ↗Best time
Austral winter, roughly June to September (broader May-October), when the SE trade and the S/SW swell line up. You need both at once: wind (18-30 knots) and a long-period swell (>12 s) with the right direction for the wave to open up.
source : kiteinmoris.com ↗On site
Arrival guide
Getting there
South-west Mauritius, at the foot of Le Morne Brabant. You reach the wave from the Le Morne lagoon: usually by riding out across the lagoon to the reef, or via a boat shuttle. The way out runs through a channel to avoid riding over the coral.
source : kitethrills.com ↗Shops, food & showers
Everything is handled on shore: the Le Morne kite centres and resorts deal with gear, boat support and rescue. On the reef itself there are no facilities — no shower, no shop, no water point. You sort your kit, eat and rinse off back on the lagoon side before heading out.
source : ion-club.net ↗Club & conditions
One Eye pairs with the Le Morne lagoon, where everyone else rides, and with the nearby Manawa wave on another pass. Go with local guidance or by boat, never blind: the passes and their currents have to be known.
source : kiteinmoris.com ↗Before you go
Safety
The danger is concrete: the coral reef is shallow and razor-sharp, with a deep channel and its current right alongside. A wipeout means hitting reef; and both the wind and the current can sweep you into the channel, out to sea. On big days the rescue boat can't even get out once the pass closes. Experts only: ride it with enough water over the reef, with local knowledge, and never alone.
source : kite-and-windsurfing-guide.com ↗