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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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 5AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
1649 | 1815 | 1643 | 1421 | 1080 | 791 | 191 | 694 | 555 | 520 | 458 | 558 | 1538 | 1667 | 707 | 584 | 318 | 1211 | 1211 | 1359 | 1408 | 1246 | 980 | 947 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:17AM1.50m | 3:42PM1.41m | 3:47AM1.46m | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:43PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.12m | 9:43PM0.24m | 10:04AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1649 | 1815 | 1643 | 1421 | 1080 | 791 | 999 | 694 | 555 | 520 | 458 | 394 | 1538 | 1667 | 707 | 584 | 318 | 1211 | 1211 | 155 | 1408 | 1246 | 980 | 947 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
65 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 116 | 158 | 191 | 194 | 187 | 141 | 414 | 558 | 74 | 73 | 463 | 342 | 137 | 176 | 168 | 4 | 152 | 150 | 145 | 135 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
— | 9 | 16 | 15 | 65 | 64 | 81 | 195 | 271 | 264 | 133 | 100 | 22 | 21 | 104 | 145 | 31 | 109 | 4 | 9 | 136 | 134 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 10 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WSW 13 | W 4 | — | — | — |
196 | 173 | 204 | 239 | 237 | 189 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 724 | 6 | 5 | 1359 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 259 | 200 | 266 | 273 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 337 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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