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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 pm Friday 09 May 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 2AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (10 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 09 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Sat 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 803 | 575 | 459 | 387 | 374 | 2338 | 3814 | 5530 | 5620 | 7089 | 4025 | 4911 | 5782 | 4785 | 3319 | 2391 | 1780 | 1274 | 1024 | 834 | 606 | 500 | 536 | 1182 | 1420 | 1550 | 1576 | 1576 | 1665 | 1801 | 2390 | 3681 | 3710 | 3436 | 3224 | 2824 | 2458 | 2424 | 2125 | 1884 | 966 | 784 | 725 | 700 | 497 | 508 | 761 | 761 | 761 | 480 | 678 | 603 | 672 | 614 | 448 | 400 | 331 | 320 | 384 | 548 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:47AM 1.42 | 2:14PM 1.33 | 2:17AM 1.45 | 2:44PM 1.37 | 2:47AM 1.46 | 3:14PM 1.38 | 3:18AM 1.45 | 3:44PM 1.37 | 3:49AM 1.42 | 4:16PM 1.35 | 4:21AM 1.37 | 4:49PM 1.31 | 4:55AM 1.32 | 5:27PM 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:43PM 0.33 | 8:10AM 0.20 | 8:14PM 0.30 | 8:38AM 0.17 | 8:44PM 0.27 | 9:07AM 0.15 | 9:14PM 0.27 | 9:35AM 0.16 | 9:44PM 0.28 | 10:05AM 0.19 | 10:15PM 0.31 | 10:37AM 0.23 | 10:49PM 0.36 | 11:11AM 0.28 | 11:26PM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 09 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Sat 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
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