Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 1PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | 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 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 1193 | 1778 | 1828 | 1715 | 1638 | 1358 | 1626 | 1645 | 1594 | 1885 | 1817 | 1764 | 1534 | 1462 | 1240 | 1131 | 1094 | 944 | 928 | 765 | 726 | 640 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.06m | 6:52PM1.02m | 8:01AM0.98m | 8:31PM0.94m | 10:06AM0.99m | 10:36PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.61m | 1:16AM0.59m | 2:12PM0.70m | 3:10AM0.64m | 4:42PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | 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 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 628 | 1193 | 1778 | 1828 | 1715 | 1638 | 1358 | 1626 | 1645 | 1594 | 1885 | 1817 | 1764 | 1534 | 1462 | 1240 | 1131 | 1094 | 944 | 928 | 765 | 726 | 640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 14 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 200 | 140 | 198 | 33 | 19 | — | 150 | 156 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 59 | 66 | 82 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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