Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reunion today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Reunion at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Reunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 368 | 292 | 235 | 235 | 184 | 304 | 256 | 256 | 198 | 187 | 141 | 103 | 71 | 65 | 122 | 186 | 215 | 178 | 319 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:09PM2.04m | 4:18AM1.95m | 4:36PM2.08m | 4:45AM1.97m | 5:04PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.19m | 10:18PM0.22m | 10:23AM0.13m | 10:45PM0.19m | 10:51AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 371 | 368 | 292 | 235 | 235 | 184 | 304 | 256 | 256 | 198 | 187 | 141 | 965 | 767 | 559 | 456 | 352 | 367 | 328 | 319 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 20 | 86 | 129 | 127 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 71 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 408 | 532 | 670 | 778 | 741 | 620 | 545 | 593 | 593 | 808 | 1014 | 1115 | 1718 | — | 28 | 122 | 186 | 215 | 178 | 157 | 168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 567 | 474 | 508 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 317 | 406 | 431 | 430 | 288 | 567 | 1 | 155 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 235 | 3 | 1 |
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