Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Reunion today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Reunion at 5PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Reunion. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 340 | 347 | 804 | 1173 | 1168 | 1377 | 1244 | 1794 | 1416 | 1048 | 958 | 1301 | 1060 | 950 | 827 | 686 | 589 | 490 | 494 | 470 | 470 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.57m | 6:49AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.40m | 7:28AM1.25m | 7:47PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.62m | 00:49AM0.70m | 12:49PM0.79m | 1:22AM0.86m | 1:24PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 340 | 347 | 347 | 290 | 284 | 318 | 390 | 1508 | 1416 | 1048 | 958 | 1129 | 1060 | 950 | 827 | 686 | 589 | 490 | 494 | 470 | 470 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 234 | 253 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 74 | 18 | 22 | — | 48 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 130 | 804 | 1173 | 1168 | 1377 | 1244 | 1794 | — | 339 | — | 1301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 2610 | 157 | 156 | 156 | 782 | 906 | 782 | 1242 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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