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Etang-Sale surfForecast / Réunion / Reunion

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 20 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 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121211111098887101015151414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15041646331749240628615199925842353557104160257335431552659629531
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
10
W
10
NW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		onoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
0.50
1:28PM
0.59
2:18AM
0.52
1:58PM
0.59
2:46AM
0.53
2:29PM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
0.16
8:03PM
0.02
7:58AM
0.16
8:30PM
0.04
8:29AM
0.17
8:58PM
0.07
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
Sunset------7:06-------7:06-------7:05-
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1121---------------1111
Temp. °C252525262626262626262627282827262626262727282727
Feels °C (?)272729302828282727272830303130282930313131323132
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