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Etang-Sale surfForecast / Réunion / Reunion

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 18 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
26.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Etang-Sale today?

The current surf forecast for Etang-Sale at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s 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 (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)15151413131313131212121213131313121110109988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2552552412152122082051611461441411393363885637607854373922611841379990
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
0.56
1:27AM
0.48
1:00PM
0.58
1:52AM
0.50
1:28PM
0.59
2:18AM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
0.02
7:02AM
0.17
7:37PM
0.02
7:29AM
0.16
8:03PM
0.02
7:58AM
0.16
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------5:50-------5:52-------5:52-
Sunset--7:06-------7:06-------7:06-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1111-------
Temp. °C262626262625252626252525252525262626262626262627
Feels °C (?)282725272826252525242425272828302929292828282830
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