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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | |
583 | 528 | 494 | 494 | 433 | 396 | 437 | 479 | 479 | 611 | 864 | 849 | 864 | 807 | 924 | 952 | 452 | 291 | 494 | 507 | 479 | 946 | 932 | 803 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.35m | 3:30AM1.38m | 3:59PM1.34m | 4:04AM1.36m | 4:34PM1.33m | 4:39AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.20m | 9:28PM0.31m | 9:49AM0.21m | 10:02PM0.33m | 10:21AM0.23m | 10:37PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
583 | 528 | 494 | 494 | 433 | 396 | 437 | 479 | 479 | 611 | 864 | 849 | 864 | 807 | 924 | 952 | 273 | 265 | 201 | 189 | 479 | 946 | 932 | 803 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 17 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 127 | 452 | 169 | 138 | 347 | 167 | 123 | 93 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 24 | 84 | 65 | 142 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 147 | — | 291 | 494 | 507 | 462 | 463 | 530 | 559 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 163 | 337 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 69 | 37 |
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