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Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 26 Dec 2025 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
17.9° C
 (Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Muizenberg Wave Watchers: Surf Webcam

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (26 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (26 Dec)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.3
SE
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
2
SSE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SE
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.5
SE
1.9
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1212121211611111111111166661010666766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464505488425426439350304298258224220289292221131114114131257364444284200
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06AM
1.35
7:23PM
1.16
7:58AM
1.32
8:30PM
1.11
9:02AM
1.30
9:49PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
0.40
1:25AM
0.37
2:25PM
0.41
2:26AM
0.44
3:38PM
0.41
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
Sunrise-5:33-------5:33-------5:33------
Sunset----7:59-------7:59-------7:59---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191922202020191818182120202019181818222221222120
Feels °C (?)151518141313131415141714141314141515191816171818
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