Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 3PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1422 | 1291 | 829 | 1730 | 2042 | 1982 | 1619 | 1475 | 1173 | 1052 | 868 | 773 | 683 | 672 | 723 | 723 | 773 | 780 | 650 | 634 | 742 | 726 | 576 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:18AM1.51m | 3:27PM1.61m | 3:49AM1.49m | 3:56PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.01m | 9:20AM0.11m | 9:44PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1422 | 1291 | 829 | 1730 | 2042 | 1982 | 1619 | 1475 | 1173 | 1052 | 868 | 773 | 683 | 672 | 723 | 723 | 773 | 780 | 650 | 634 | 742 | 726 | 576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 557 | 142 | 1277 | 874 | 5 | 590 | 499 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 9 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 84 | 222 | 246 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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