Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 1AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1439 | 1392 | 1415 | 1293 | 1160 | 974 | 826 | 855 | 687 | 745 | 1050 | 971 | 987 | 2383 | 3457 | 2480 | 2898 | 3260 | 2982 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.17m | 1:54PM1.18m | 1:57AM1.25m | 2:30PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.54m | 7:44AM0.39m | 7:59PM0.46m | 8:21AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1439 | 1392 | 1415 | 1293 | 1160 | 974 | 826 | 855 | 687 | 745 | 1050 | 971 | 987 | 2383 | 3457 | 1172 | 2898 | 3260 | 2982 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | 11 | 11 | 171 | 223 | 279 | 275 | 357 | 304 | 111 | 387 | 666 | 152 | — | — | 242 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 86 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 347 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2480 | 375 | 569 | 627 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 337 | 201 | 259 | 199 |
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