Reunion surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 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 1AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s 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)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
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4
!
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3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
1.8
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
2.1
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
12
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
772
1546
1435
1291
1198
1009
791
593
593
601
592
2088
2816
3264
3557
1944
3135
3004
2709
2371
2132
1735
1415
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:04PM1.60m
6:13AM1.55m
6:44PM1.51m
6:53AM1.42m
7:40PM1.42m
7:56AM1.31m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.64m
12:26PM0.61m
00:52AM0.75m
1:10PM0.72m
1:56AM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:28
6:28
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5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
24
20
18
16
15
17
23
24
22
21
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
17
17
21
22
16
13
16
13
12
14
21
21
20
20
19
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
16
15
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
1.8
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.3
S
11
2
S
11
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
Energy kJ
45
772
1546
1435
1291
1198
1009
791
593
593
255
433
917
1530
1688
1794
1944
3135
3004
2709
2371
2132
1735
1415
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.8
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
9
1
S
9
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
S
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
69
42
29
26
23
21
22
36
129
158
337
221
157
157
486
751
817
68
47
41
40
39
37
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1
S
9
1
SE
10
0.4
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
19
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
24
2
10
10
10
10
8
37
35
158
196
149
315
88
85
72
48
4
40
39
38
36
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.3
WNW
2
0.9
SSW
5
2.1
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
40
1
32
601
592
2088
2816
3264
3557
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
5
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
25
123
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
6
0
2
6
2
1
1
1
157
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
7
4
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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