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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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Danger Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 4PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
501 | 458 | 704 | 1484 | 1614 | 1621 | 577 | 318 | 257 | 1211 | 1872 | 1120 | 1060 | 838 | 847 | 939 | 923 | 923 | 805 | 659 | 3735 | 4720 | 5051 | 4287 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:43PM1.33m | 4:49AM1.33m | 5:17PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.28m | 11:17PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
501 | 458 | 326 | 1484 | 1614 | 1621 | 577 | 693 | 257 | 1211 | 1120 | 1120 | 1060 | 838 | 847 | 939 | 923 | 923 | 805 | 659 | 2600 | 301 | 256 | 269 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
141 | 414 | 704 | 74 | 49 | 104 | 342 | 318 | 225 | 215 | 202 | 192 | 150 | 147 | 137 | 126 | 128 | 128 | 95 | 631 | 49 | 175 | 163 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 14 | — | — | SW 16 |
264 | 133 | 104 | 22 | 41 | 49 | 145 | 137 | 87 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 50 | 4 | — | — | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 10 | WNW 4 | WSW 13 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 776 | 17 | 1872 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3735 | 4720 | 5051 | 4287 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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