Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
18.5° 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 3AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)1413131313121212111112121412111111131391291011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23561776151412991240129212551323125613511637132329672373181314541201543180360828772713741806
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
N
25
N
30
N
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
1.53
2:50AM
1.71
3:17PM
1.57
3:28AM
1.73
3:56PM
1.57
4:08AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.07
9:10AM
-0.07
9:18PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:09-------7:11--
Sunset6:22-------6:21-------6:19-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------5143311111--1111125
Temp. °C181817161515151415151716151515161716161515151616
Feels °C (?)15161513109111111101313131311111110101010878
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