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L'Hermitage → Boucan Canot SUP foil route

West Coast, Réunion · -21.0570, 55.2316

SUP Foiling Community route; local verification
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Water

Ocean downwind / coast

Experience

Community route; local verification

Hazards

Community-uploaded coastal route. Confirm both beach entries, reef and shallow lagoon zones, shorebreak/current, swimmers, wind continuity, shark-safety restrictions, shuttle and offshore rescue rather than navigating from the midpoint.

“Public leaderboard lists two uploads for Hermitage–Boucan. Pin is approximate route midpoint. Requested-field batch 06 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, area-pin and route-endpoint relationships are explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown.”

— via Réunion Downwind leaderboard; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Saint-Gilles (4.62 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Saint-Gilles (4.62 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/49822 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com L'Hermitage → Boucan Canot SUP foil route Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%40-21.05700%2C55.23160%2 surfline.com

Local guides

race.downwind.app Le Port → L'Hermitage SUP foil route Exact source guide/evidence for Le Port → L'Hermitage SUP foil route: https://race.downwind.app/r%C3%A9union race.downwind.app

Links are community-sourced and open directly on the provider's site. Verify conditions locally before riding.

nearby spots

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