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Etang-Sale surfForecast / Réunion / Reunion

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 12 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
27.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Etang-Sale today?

The current surf forecast for Etang-Sale at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
2
ESE
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
2.2
ESE
1.4
SW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)91312121298171616151514141321920201018181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56052739838633065160359479810031206108710579087326645958811267855129217021383993
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
E
0
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
0
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glassoffglassglassglasscross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
0.38
11:38PM
0.33
9:36AM
0.40
11:50PM
0.36
10:27AM
0.42
12:05AM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
0.25
3:08AM
0.31
4:49PM
0.20
4:24AM
0.29
5:19PM
0.15
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:47-------5:47-------5:48-------
Sunset----7:06-------7:06-------7:06---
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--133211132421----11111-
Temp. °C262826262626262626272626262726262627272727272626
Feels °C (?)272929282628293030292929262829293030303132313030
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