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Reunion surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 08 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
24.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Reunion today?

The current surf forecast for Reunion at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1413121211111111677771413121212121111111015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)905468356339202240235512271554510330213308303276566403325205149143104170
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
15
N
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		onononononononononononononcross-
on		onglasscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
1.69
7:30AM
1.73
7:34PM
1.56
8:10AM
1.61
8:14PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.54
1:09AM
0.47
1:39PM
0.66
1:44AM
0.59
2:22PM
0.78
2:25AM
0.72
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-------5:03-------5:03-------5:05
Sunset--7:00-------7:00-------7:00-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1112111-------
Temp. °C242525242423242524232121212121212223242323222223
Feels °C (?)212223242424232421191718182021212224262526222324
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