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Reunion surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Reunion today?
The current surf forecast for Reunion at 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Reunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
2750 | 2371 | 1974 | 1675 | 1313 | 1010 | 800 | 699 | 584 | 483 | 345 | 281 | 184 | 144 | 104 | 100 | 71 | 488 | 1467 | 653 | 565 | 484 | 378 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.31m | 9:09PM1.37m | 9:44AM1.26m | 10:53PM1.42m | 11:28AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.85m | 2:20PM0.80m | 3:43AM0.89m | 4:05PM0.81m | 5:27AM0.82m | 5:35PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 2750 | 2371 | 1974 | 1675 | 1313 | 1010 | 800 | 699 | 584 | 483 | 345 | 281 | 184 | 215 | 270 | 228 | 147 | 162 | 565 | 653 | 565 | 484 | 378 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 16 | ESE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 144 | 104 | 100 | 71 | 120 | 118 | 55 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | — | E 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 40 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 29 | 46 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 2 | — | 2 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | E 8 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 31 | 163 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 488 | 1467 | — | 77 | 106 | 97 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 235 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 2 | 108 | 214 | 855 | 42 | 1 |
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