Danger Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Danger Reef sea temperature is

15.4° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 5AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (24 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s

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). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	3	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	6950	5846	4394	3710	3326	2967	2402	1990	1736	1710	1659	1494	1403	1474	1344	1415	1223	1007	897	826	800	628	745	1050
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	N	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:04PM1.08m				12:11PM1.01m				00:19AM1.11m				1:10PM1.09m				1:14AM1.17m				1:54PM1.18m
Low Tide			5:56AM0.53m				6:15PM0.61m				6:59AM0.47m				7:15PM0.54m				7:44AM0.39m				7:59PM0.46m


	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	16	15	14
Feels °C	11	11	10	12	12	10	9	9	10	10	9	10	12	12	14	14	14	14	16	15	16	13	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 13
kJ	6950	5846	4394	3710	3326	2967	2402	1990	1736	1710	1659	1494	1403	1474	1344	1415	1223	1007	897	826	800	628	745	1050
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 11	SE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	WSW 12	SSW 17
kJ	37	37	36	22	—	33	31	17	32	11	663	653	—	—	—	11	10	146	223	279	275	357	304	115
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	34	21	20	12	12	12	12	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	37	10	9	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	—	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	3	10	17	18	19	18	12	7	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	16	11	11	0	12	10	17	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	10	10	12	12	26
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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