Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reunion today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Reunion at 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Reunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 541 | 510 | 500 | 490 | 480 | 414 | 400 | 295 | 246 | 202 | 164 | 162 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 148 | 146 | 171 | 135 | 138 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.85m | 6:38AM1.67m | 6:58PM1.71m | 7:05AM1.52m | 7:27PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.32m | 00:39AM0.45m | 12:42PM0.46m | 1:08AM0.59m | 1:09PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 541 | 510 | 500 | 490 | 480 | 414 | 400 | 295 | 246 | 202 | 164 | 162 | 159 | 155 | 155 | 148 | 146 | 171 | 89 | 42 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 16 | SW 17 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 84 | 84 | 135 | 89 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 10 | S 17 | SW 9 | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | 138 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 74 | 671 | 657 | 46 | 50 | 3 | 30 | 140 | 167 | 96 | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 123 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 212 | 235 | 157 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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