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Reunion in Durban is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Sometimes crowded. Take care of rocks, and rips.

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Overall Reunion Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to South-Africa - Durban surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Reunion

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Reunion:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Brighton Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Vetchs Reef	1 mi
Third closest break	Addington (South Beach)	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Dairy Beach (New Pier)	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Wedge	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Reunion:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4720 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5234 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5255 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5659 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	5856 mi
Tide stations nearest to Reunion:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2660 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2919 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3269 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3690 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Reunion:
Closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	159 mi
Second closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	195 mi
Third closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	195 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	195 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	195 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Reunion:
Closest city location	Durban (South Africa)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Glenwood (South Africa)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Kwamashu (South Africa)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Umhlanga (South Africa)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Mount Edgecombe (South Africa)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Reunion is Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR) in South Africa, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Reunion is Durban International Airport (DUR), also in South Africa, 14 km (9 miles) away.
• Third is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) in South Africa, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Margate Airport (MGH) in South Africa is 128 km (80 miles) away.
• Richards Bay (Richard's Bay) Airport (RCB), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Reunion and is 162 km (101 miles) away.