Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 4PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 778 | 778 | 780 | 715 | 799 | 949 | 1119 | 1259 | 1069 | 926 | 787 | 650 | 571 | 469 | 372 | 310 | 250 | 186 | 186 | 151 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.35m | 1:07AM1.29m | 1:18PM1.47m | 1:42AM1.40m | 1:52PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.29m | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:39PM0.16m | 7:43AM0.20m | 8:12PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 778 | 778 | 780 | 715 | 799 | 949 | 1119 | 1259 | 1069 | 926 | 787 | 650 | 571 | 469 | 372 | 310 | 250 | 186 | 186 | 151 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 284 | 233 | 198 | 195 | 130 | 12 | 73 | 69 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | W 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 220 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 515 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
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