Reunion surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 2026 SAST
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Reunion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Reunion sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Reunion today?

The current surf forecast for Reunion at 10AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (07 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
1
!
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4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
2.2
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
SSE
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1388
1198
1009
862
716
593
856
1410
2657
3287
3749
3083
1530
1471
1728
2412
1792
1939
1596
988
761
786
686
528
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
N
20
NE
10
ENE
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:13AM1.55m
6:44PM1.51m
6:53AM1.42m
7:40PM1.42m
7:56AM1.31m
9:09PM1.37m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.61m
00:52AM0.75m
1:10PM0.72m
1:56AM0.85m
2:20PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:28
6:28
6:28
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:14
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
24
24
23
22
21
19
17
18
21
21
22
21
20
20
18
18
22
23
22
20
18
17
13
15
21
20
21
21
19
16
14
16
19
18
20
20
19
19
17
17
21
22
21
19
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.5
S
12
2
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
SSE
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
Energy kJ
1388
1198
1009
862
716
593
378
583
1136
1415
1494
1332
1530
1471
1728
2412
1792
1939
1596
988
761
786
686
528
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.8
S
8
1.2
SE
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.1
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
S
12
0.5
E
9
1.3
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
9
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
32
21
22
36
35
92
302
209
175
125
486
651
938
1207
855
41
488
106
38
235
235
34
33
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.7
NE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1
S
12
1
SE
10
0.4
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
19
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
10
10
10
8
62
35
299
196
149
312
111
83
69
48
42
40
40
39
36
37
36
12
29
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
0.5
E
8
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
549
856
1410
2657
3287
3749
3083
35
7
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
156
25
0
0
5
0
1
1
157
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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