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Etang-Sale

2:16 pm 5 Mar 2010

Etang-Sale ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Etang-Sale Surf Forecast / Reunion – West / Reunion

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 03 am Thursday 16 Feb 2012

Etang-Sale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Wave Energy Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
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1.1
SW
1.0
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1.7
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3.0
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1.9
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Period (s) (?) 12 12 14 11 13 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 16 14 13 13 12
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Max-energy 511 448 293 205 444 429 1121 1292 1236 1347 1638 1359 849 1214 3341 2457 1700 1134
Wind
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15
E 10
ENE 15
E 15
ENE 5
ENE 15
E 15
ENE 10
NE 5
ENE 10
NNE 5
NW 5
E 15
ENE 5
SSW 10
ESE 10
E 10
SE 10
SE
Wind State (?) cross-
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on glass cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Etang-Sale blow from the SE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Etang-Sale sea temperature is 27.4 °C (Statistics for 16 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 27.6 max: 28.8 min: 26.2 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Warm air temperatures (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning) Wind will be generally light Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night Warm air temperatures (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night) Wind will be generally light
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  clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear rain showers rain showers clear rain showers rain showers clear clear clear
Summary clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear rain shwrs rain shwrs clear rain shwrs rain shwrs clear clear clear
Rain (mm) - - - - - - - - - - 2 6 - 5 1 - - -
High °C 28 28 27 28 28 27 28 28 28 27 27 27 28 27 27 27 27 26
Low °C 27 28 27 27 28 27 27 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 27 27 26
Chill °C (?) 28 28 27 28 28 27 28 28 28 27 27 27 28 27 27 27 27 26
Sunrise 6:09 - - 6:09 - - 6:09 - - 6:09 - - 6:11 - - 6:11 - -
Sunset - 18:55 - - 18:54 - - 18:53 - - 18:53 - - 18:52 - - 18:52 -
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Etang-Sale is 8 km (5 miles) from Saint-Louis. If you plan a holiday in West, look for hotels and other accommodation in Saint-Louis. Saint-Louis has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.