Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)999989989111111111111101110101013131210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3071991761291381972862847478811467151813261197954735690599475373784405287335
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
1.09
12:11AM
1.19
12:38PM
1.19
1:05AM
1.33
1:27PM
1.30
1:45AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
0.56
5:51PM
0.47
6:35AM
0.43
6:52PM
0.36
7:25AM
0.30
7:35PM
0.25
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:54-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset----6:47-------6:46-------6:45---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C181720212019191918181920201918181818191919181817
Feels °C (?)181618181818181816171718181817171817181717151515
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