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Manapany surfForecast / Réunion / Reunion
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 +04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Manapany surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Manapany sea temperature is
27.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Manapany today?
The current surf forecast for Manapany at 10AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Manapany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 572 | 587 | 533 | 546 | 559 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 616 | 559 | 559 | 493 | 443 | 477 | 477 | 533 | 587 | 601 | 671 | 798 | 755 | 708 | 671 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:51PM 0.44 | 10:34AM 0.53 | 11:24PM 0.46 | 11:02AM 0.56 | 11:53PM 0.48 | 11:31AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:22AM 0.24 | 5:10PM 0.15 | 4:57AM 0.22 | 5:40PM 0.11 | 5:29AM 0.20 | 6:10PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
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