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Etang-Sale surfForecast / Réunion / Reunion

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 +04
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Etang-Sale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Etang-Sale sea temperature is
26.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Etang-Sale today?

The current surf forecast for Etang-Sale at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Etang-Sale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111210111111111219181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46340335535540740037336032332320317024720726826823547080311061696179918811928
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
0
SSW
5
NW
10
SSE
0
SSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
NW
5
NW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
W
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off		glassglassoncross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
off		offoffononoffglassoncross-
on		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.52
3:02PM
0.54
3:50AM
0.51
3:41PM
0.49
4:29AM
0.49
4:30PM
0.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04AM
0.19
9:27PM
0.10
9:46AM
0.20
10:00PM
0.15
10:40AM
0.23
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise--5:54-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset------7:05-------7:05-------7:05-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------1221-----131
Temp. °C272626282828272727262728272727272726272728262627
Feels °C (?)323030323131313231293231303131303129313031282729
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