Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 616 | 536 | 527 | 464 | 429 | 367 | 620 | 1474 | 1561 | 1563 | 1626 | 1355 | 1238 | 1318 | 1487 | 765 | 1115 | 1203 | 919 | 680 | 552 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.57m | 2:46AM1.50m | 2:59PM1.65m | 3:18AM1.54m | 3:30PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.14m | 8:44PM0.08m | 8:49AM0.08m | 9:14PM0.01m | 9:19AM0.05m | 9:46PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 616 | 536 | 527 | 464 | 429 | 355 | 429 | 1474 | 1561 | 1563 | 1626 | 1355 | 1238 | 1318 | 1487 | 765 | 1115 | 1203 | 919 | 680 | 552 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 43 | 26 | 81 | 179 | 367 | 620 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 239 | 40 | — | — | — | 44 | 87 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 15 | 111 | 28 | 43 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 80 | 109 | 55 | 78 | 233 | 198 | 181 | 320 | 275 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 163 | 163 | 42 | 42 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 339 | 337 | 337 | 36 |
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