Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 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 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 70 | 68 | 108 | 123 | 88 | 187 | 222 | 218 | 243 | 186 | 332 | 297 | 164 | 161 | 111 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.65m | 2:54AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.55m | 3:42PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.13m | 8:46PM-0.02m | 8:54AM0.08m | 9:22PM-0.05m | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 101 | 70 | 68 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 187 | 222 | 218 | 243 | 186 | 332 | 297 | 164 | 161 | 64 | 47 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 8 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 47 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 111 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 8 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 31 | 54 | 72 | 65 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 43 | 57 | 108 | 123 | 88 | 54 | 39 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 68 | 87 | — | — | — | 63 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 399 | 399 | 69 | 69 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 273 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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