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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 11 Jul 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 11AM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 5003 | 7334 | 21579 | 9400 | 8335 | 7079 | 6516 | 5846 | 5429 | 5233 | 5245 | 8265 | 4881 | 4370 | 3699 | 3107 | 2496 | 2036 | 1756 | 1527 | 1480 | 1284 | 1240 | 1281 | 1150 | 1025 | 931 | 822 | 778 | 865 | 850 | 881 | 883 | 1588 | 1374 | 1806 | 5562 | 5016 | 4899 | 4356 | 3650 | 3023 | 2038 | 1838 | 1704 | 2032 | 2254 | 2362 | 2345 | 2267 | 2693 | 3953 | 4528 | 4828 | 5159 | 5246 | 5894 | 15818 | 6347 | 6324 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:57PM 1.42 | 4:02AM 1.43 | 4:32PM 1.47 | 4:39AM 1.43 | 5:09PM 1.50 | 5:18AM 1.40 | 5:46PM 1.51 | 5:59AM 1.35 | 6:27PM 1.49 | 6:45AM 1.29 | 7:12PM 1.44 | 7:38AM 1.21 | 8:05PM 1.38 | 8:43AM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:44AM 0.15 | 10:02PM 0.26 | 10:17AM 0.12 | 10:39PM 0.23 | 10:51AM 0.11 | 11:18PM 0.22 | 11:27AM 0.14 | 11:59PM 0.23 | 12:05PM 0.18 | 12:44AM 0.26 | 12:47PM 0.26 | 1:35AM 0.30 | 1:36PM 0.35 | 2:36AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
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