Reunion 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.88° S 31.06° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Reunion sea temperature is

23.0° C

Reunion surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Reunion today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Reunion at 7AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	948	1010	993	992	1216	846	761	761	683	614	614	603	546	486	486	486	442	396	403	361	319	319	282	236
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	SSW	S	S	SE	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	ENE	NNW	NW	N	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			7:24AM1.59m				7:52PM1.65m					8:03AM1.46m				8:36PM1.52m				8:51AM1.33m				9:34PM1.41m
Low Tide	1:26AM0.52m				1:31PM0.50m					2:06AM0.65m				2:09PM0.64m				2:56AM0.77m				2:58PM0.77m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	19	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	19	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	20	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	17	13	15	16	17	18	18	16	15	16	15	18	19	20	20	20	18	17	15	18	19	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7
kJ	948	1010	993	992	1216	846	761	761	683	614	614	603	546	486	486	486	442	396	403	361	319	319	282	192
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 8	SSW 9	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12
kJ	102	74	48	47	30	71	109	76	71	16	83	15	15	91	89	149	138	179	237	222	204	187	137	236
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 9	SSW 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 9	E 9	—	—	SSW 13
kJ	69	48	48	31	17	29	28	33	15	15	15	28	56	15	15	15	15	14	15	6	6	—	—	99
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 3	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7
kJ	—	6	28	48	113	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	3	6	12	35	35	16	49	97	155	423
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Snake Park Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	1	3	3	235	283	327	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	552	474	216	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Country Club (African Beach)	Wedge	Dairy Beach (New Pier)				Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Umzumbe	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Warner Beach	Umzumbe	Umzumbe	Warner Beach	Warner Beach	Reunion				Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3				3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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