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Danger Reef Surf Forecast
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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 12PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 22s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2618 | 2378 | 1831 | 1543 | 1269 | 1077 | 904 | 760 | 849 | 1042 | 1111 | 1130 | 1269 | 1977 | 4382 | 5288 | 10554 | 5371 | 4209 | 3418 | 1543 | 1609 | 2176 | 2155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | glass | cross | cross | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:52AM 1.09 | 8:29PM 1.12 | 9:45AM 1.02 | 10:34PM 1.07 | 11:42AM 1.09 | 12:11AM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:58PM 0.53 | 3:13AM 0.53 | 4:10PM 0.60 | 5:18AM 0.52 | 6:04PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Danger Reef (calm at Meadowridge wx 10 km from Danger Reef). A 2.3m groundswell from the SSW
1 h 4 min ago
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