Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reunion today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Reunion at 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Reunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 6 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 29 | 53 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 68 | 60 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 66 | 61 | 413 | 446 | 1848 | 2269 | 1853 | 2926 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.40m | 7:22AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.24m | 10:03AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.80m | 00:58AM0.80m | 1:24PM0.96m | 2:21AM0.92m | 5:09PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 207 | 183 | 187 | 159 | 131 | 132 | 144 | 60 | 47 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 147 | 141 | 133 | 103 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 1567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 110 | 103 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | S 13 | S 6 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 29 | 53 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 413 | 446 | 1848 | 2269 | 1853 | 2926 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 683 | 782 | 157 | 157 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 892 | 861 | 861 | 560 | 3 |
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