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Villa Reef surfForecast / Praslin / Seychelles

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 +04
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Villa Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Villa Reef sea temperature is
28.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Villa Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Villa Reef at 7AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
ESE
1.2
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)131314131414131313131313121212121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2772735732292362992192221861862771862522402362282241771111071051039462
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
1.27
5:15PM
0.68
5:03AM
1.31
5:47PM
0.76
5:34AM
1.32
6:18PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
0.07
10:20PM
0.24
12:00PM
0.04
11:00PM
0.23
12:25PM
0.03
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----6:37-------6:37-------6:37--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262626262626262626262626262727262626262626272727
Feels °C (?)272828282827272728282827272829282727272727282929
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