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Barachois → Grande Chaloupe SUP foil route

North Coast, Réunion · -20.8886, 55.4223

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 north-coast route. Confirm the Barachois and Grande Chaloupe entries, rocks/shorebreak/current, traffic and restricted zones near Saint-Denis, wind continuity, shuttle, tracking and rescue.

“Public leaderboard lists three uploads for Barachois–Grande Chaloupe. 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 GW5375 SAINT-DENIS RE RE (7.44 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): GW5375 SAINT-DENIS RE RE (7.44 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/648632 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Barachois → Grande Chaloupe SUP foil route Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%40-20.88860%2C55.42230%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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