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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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 1AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
3002 | 4757 | 5478 | 4904 | 3304 | 2206 | 17 | 12773 | 6425 | 3903 | 3732 | 3532 | 3076 | 2964 | 2936 | 2614 | 2460 | 2103 | 2035 | 1986 | 3167 | 3145 | 3346 | 3640 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.16m | 10:55AM1.07m | 11:22PM1.27m | 11:55AM1.17m | 00:11AM1.39m | 12:45PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.53m | 4:54AM0.52m | 4:57PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.39m | 5:54PM0.39m | 6:38AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
82 | 81 | 47 | 4904 | 3304 | 2206 | 17 | 16 | 6425 | 3903 | 3732 | 3532 | 2851 | 2964 | 2936 | 2614 | 2460 | 2103 | 2035 | 1986 | 1935 | 3145 | 3346 | 3640 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 3076 | 2451 | 1857 | 1806 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 1616 | 1509 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | — | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 18 | — | 8 | 18 | 18 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | NW 7 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | — | — |
3002 | 4757 | 5478 | — | 509 | 2997 | 9729 | 12773 | 5898 | 5480 | 3775 | 3042 | 5407 | 4088 | 3528 | 16 | 1629 | 1207 | 1076 | 946 | 3167 | 1881 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1167 | 597 | 974 | 974 | 359 | 359 | 888 | 884 | 1017 | 597 | 416 | 1061 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
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