Check the Beach

La Prairie Beach

Black River, Mauritius

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 10 am, sunset 6:16 pm
6 am
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C72°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
117 km/hmph W
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
6.0Good6 am53
6.2Good7 am21
7.9Great8 am53
7.7GreatNow117
6.1Good10 am1811
5.4Fair11 am2214
4.1Fair12 pm2314
3.6Poor1 pm2314
3.5Poor2 pm2213
3.8Poor3 pm1610
3.9Poor4 pm159
3.8Poor5 pm1610
4.0Fair6 pm106
Sat
6.2Good6 am64
8.5Excellent7 am32
9.2Excellent8 am11
8.6Excellent9 am64
8.6Excellent10 am127
8.4Great11 am127
6.9Good12 pm75
6.2Good1 pm43
6.3Good2 pm42
6.6Good3 pm32
7.9Great4 pm74
6.6Good5 pm96
6.6Good6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 am, 1.0 m. Low at 5 pm, 0.5 m. High at 11 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 5 am, 0.4 mHigh 11 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 11 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 11 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 11 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 980 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
250 m830 ft
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miLe Morne (village)
Nearest airport
35 km22 miSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)

Nearby places

  • SnackFood and drink
    980 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 29%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 40%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 19%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 13%