Beach forecast for Petit Bel Air
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+4) · Grand Port, Mauritius Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+4- Swimming
- Use care · 5.1 ft
- Water
- 78 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 13 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 8:31 am and 9:04 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Petit Bel Air (5/10). The best hours are from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm: sunshine, beach weather and water at 78 °F, though with moderate wind, some waves and very high UV. The best day this week is Wednesday, November 4, at 7/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Use care · 5.1 ft | 78 °F | 13 |
| Fri 30 | 4Poor beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Use care · 5.2 ft | 78 °F | 11 |
| Sat 31 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 5.4 ft | 78 °F | 12 |
| Sun 1 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.9 ft | 78 °F | 14 |
| Mon 2 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 5.7 ft | 78 °F | 11 |
| Tue 3 | 4Poor beach day | 3:00–6:00 pm | Dangerous · 4.9 ft | 79 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 7Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 4.7 ft | 79 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
1 good hour- Sunny
- Feels like 88 °F: beach weather
- Water at 78 °F (warm)
- Moderate cross-shore wind (12 mph)
- Swim with care: 5.1 ft waves every 8 s; high rip current risk
- UV 13 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 5.1 ft
5.1 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 78 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 13 · SPF 50
Max UV 13 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 12 mph
Moderate cross-shore wind (12 mph).
- Tide & sand 8:31 am
Low tide at 8:31 am and 9:04 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 2:41 am and 2:13 pm.
The best window, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather and water at 78 °F, though with moderate wind, some waves and very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 2 | Light drizzle | 77 °F | 9 mph | 5.2 ft | 0 |
| 7:00 am | 2 | Light drizzle | 77 °F | 11 mph | 5.2 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 2 | Drizzle | 79 °F | 11 mph | 5.2 ft | 3 |
| 9:00 am | 2 | Drizzle | 80 °F | 12 mph | 5.1 ft | 6 |
| 10:00 am | 5 | Drizzle | 83 °F | 12 mph | 5.1 ft | 9 |
| 11:00 am | 6 | Mainly clear | 86 °F | 12 mph | 5.1 ft | 12 |
| 12:00 pm | 5 | Clear sky | 87 °F | 11 mph | 5.1 ft | 13 |
| 1:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 88 °F | 10 mph | 5.0 ft | 11 |
| 2:00 pm | 6 | Mainly clear | 87 °F | 11 mph | 4.9 ft | 7 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 84 °F | 11 mph | 4.9 ft | 4 |
| 4:00 pm | 3 | Overcast | 82 °F | 11 mph | 4.9 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 81 °F | 10 mph | 4.8 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Petit Bel Air
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- Vieux Grand Port public beach 2.2 mi · NE
- Pointe d'Esny Beach 2.9 mi · SE
- Baie de Panier 3.4 mi · SE
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Wild Beach 3.6 mi · S
- Restrooms
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2.8 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.4 of 1; minus wind 0.2, waves 2 and UV 0.6.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Petit Bel Air
Is it a beach day in Petit Bel Air today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, with sunshine, beach weather and water at 78 °F, though with moderate wind, some waves and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Petit Bel Air today?
5.1 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Petit Bel Air?
About 78 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Petit Bel Air today?
UV reaches 13 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
When is low tide in Petit Bel Air?
Today low tide is at 8:31 am and 9:04 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 2:41 am and 2:13 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Petit Bel Air?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (4/10), best from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
What beaches are near Petit Bel Air?
Vieux Grand Port public beach (2.2 mi), Pointe d'Esny Beach (2.9 mi), Baie de Panier (3.4 mi) and Wild Beach (3.6 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Port Louis (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data