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Reunion surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 12 Jan 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
25.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Reunion today?

The current surf forecast for Reunion at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Evening (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
1.8
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.4
SSW
0.3
E
0.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)12772220198171616151414881313138812121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48166161911321923872372061961261207920020057325019516547472727
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
1.42
10:47PM
1.24
11:52AM
1.41
12:47AM
1.28
1:15PM
1.48
1:56AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
0.83
4:54PM
0.94
4:56AM
0.91
6:43PM
0.89
6:43AM
0.88
7:50PM
0.78
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-5:05-------5:07-------5:07------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------7:00---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-----2--------------
Temp. °C222426262625252423242626262424242325262626262524
Feels °C (?)222525252526282726252626292727282629292725232323
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