Surf Forecasts:
Reunion surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, S swell with 1,021 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Reunion this week:
The surf forecast for Reunion over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Reunion in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Reunion over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Let's break down what Reunion's got cooking in the surf department for the next couple of weeks. The start is a bit average, but there's a killer run of clean, offshore days early next month that'll have you grinning.
Opening up on Sunday, 26 July, the morning session is worth a look. We've got a 4ft swell rolling in from the southeast, with a moderate offshore breeze from the northeast keeping it clean. The wave energy is humming at 508, and water temps are about normal for this time of year. It's a solid, fun-sized wave.
The afternoon fades fast, and from Monday 27 July through Wednesday 29 July, it goes flat and ugly. The swell drops to nothing, and the wind is all wrong. Thursday 30 July bumps back up to 5-6ft from the SSE, but the cross-onshore wind messes it up. That whole stretch from Monday to Friday is a dead zone.
Now, the good stuff. The real highlight lands on Sunday, 2 August. The morning is still rough, but the afternoon goes glassy with a 5 km/h south wind, and we get an 8ft ESE groundswell with an 11-second period. Energy is thumping at 1942, and this one's for the experienced crew only. It's a big, powerful wave.
Monday, 3 August is a gem. Offshore winds from the northeast at 10-20 km/h, with a 8ft ESE swell in the morning (1340 energy) and a 7ft east swell in the afternoon (1163 energy). Both sessions are clean, offshore, and pumping. That's the best two days of the whole outlook.
The quality holds through Tuesday 4 August and Wednesday 5 August, with offshore NE winds and consistent 6-6ft east swells. Energy runs between 574 and 702, so it's fun and manageable. Thursday 6 August gets blown out, but Friday 7 August and Saturday 8 August bring glassy mornings and light offshore afternoons, with 5-6ft east swells. Good, but not the peak.
Into the second week, Sunday 9 August has a clean afternoon at 4ft from the east with a light offshore, and Monday 10 August gets chopped again.
Bottom line: Sunday 2 August afternoon and Monday 3 August are the ones to circle. Glassy or offshore wind, solid 8-8ft east-southeast groundswell, and heaps of energy. That's the call.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 266 | 229 | 75 | 44 | 63 | 76 | 174 | 147 | 660 | 730 | 647 | 561 | 486 | 422 | 330 | 268 | 227 | 492 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.47m | 2:30PM1.47m | 2:37AM1.57m | 3:06PM1.60m | 3:13AM1.67m | 3:38PM1.73m | 3:44AM1.75m | 4:07PM1.83m | 4:14AM1.81m | 4:36PM1.91m | 4:43AM1.85m | 5:04PM1.95m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.66m | 8:30PM0.69m | 8:53AM0.54m | 9:09PM0.58m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:42PM0.47m | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.39m | 10:23AM0.27m | 10:43PM0.34m | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:12PM0.31m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 424 | 266 | 159 | 96 | 105 | 82 | 76 | 174 | 147 | 68 | 730 | 512 | 561 | 486 | 422 | 330 | 268 | 227 | 492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 118 | 236 | 229 | 62 | 24 | 63 | 15 | 41 | 43 | 86 | 83 | 117 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 94 | 87 | 110 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 44 | 42 | 31 | 39 | 40 | — | 116 | 107 | 30 | 66 | 61 | 93 | 130 | 93 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 21 | 224 | 261 | — | 69 | 94 | 110 | 660 | — | 647 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 694 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 809 | 327 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 3 |
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