Ilot Sancho 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.51° S 57.45° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ilot Sancho sea temperature is

24.2°C

Ilot Sancho surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ilot Sancho today (18 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ilot Sancho at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+04) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (18 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s

Table - waves today at Ilot Sancho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	E 9	E 8	E 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	746	726	628	614	491	403	442	422	351	310	427	427	411	441	499	492	472	536	459	521	573	485	458	444
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:13AM0.45m				3:08PM0.54m				3:26AM0.38m				3:12PM0.48m							12:07PM0.45m			9:36PM0.46m
Low Tide				8:24AM0.30m				10:00PM0.31m				7:37AM0.34m							4:23AM0.31m				4:23PM0.41m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	23	23	23	22	21
Feels °C	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	21	21	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	746	726	628	614	491	403	335	422	351	299	279	427	411	441	499	492	472	536	459	521	573	485	458	444
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	40	58	58	60	57	150	150	106	135	169	163	105	120	88	84	92	66	69	50	71	55	33	46	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 19	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 10	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	—	—	SE 11	SW 20	S 12
kJ	—	—	36	—	—	150	192	128	123	310	427	32	21	51	46	45	44	41	39	—	—	32	15	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	414	359	358	356	354	364	442	—	—	—	—	317	317	277	277	284	286	280	280	284	277	323	232	232
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	15	15	15	15	18	18	16	15	7	7	7	15	15	15	15	15	15	7	7	15	8	8	15	7
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Mauritius	Riviere Noire Harbour Mauritius	Riviere Noire Harbour Mauritius	Riviere Noire Harbour Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Riviere Noire Harbour Mauritius	Riviere Noire Harbour Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Riviere Noire Harbour Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius	Maconde Mauritius	Maconde Mauritius	Riviere Noire Harbour Mauritius	Passe de L'Ambulante Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	8	7	5	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	9

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