Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is

15.5° C

Danger Reef 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 Danger Reef today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 1PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2354	1891	1622	1528	1362	1221	1098	1047	1064	920	890	876	725	633	623	563	469	346	389	265	256	222	458	333
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.41m				1:48PM1.35m
Low Tide		5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m				7:53PM0.26m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	16	17	16	14	14	14	13	14	17	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	8	7	7	8	8	7	8	8	7	8	8	12	12	12	10	11	11	10	12	15	16	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	2354	1891	1622	1528	1362	1221	1098	1047	1064	920	890	876	725	633	623	563	469	346	207	265	256	222	458	333
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SE 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	SSW 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	4	8	16	16	30	54	50	73	71	65	62	59	93	103	101	69	63	61	291	59	58	56	51	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 8	—	—	S 20	W 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SSW 16	W 11	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	7	14	13	12	12	12	10	25	61	39	36	21	21	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	44	87	133	170	176	189	202	190	190	201	190	172	188	238	181	150	158	211	389	209	187	143	189	131
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	23	23	23	23	23	16	16	16	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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