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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
17.3° 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 7PM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
29 | 12767 | 11366 | 8967 | 7323 | 3370 | 3193 | 3136 | 2614 | 2460 | 2278 | 1960 | 1780 | 1986 | 3050 | 3145 | 3346 | 3425 | 3188 | 2879 | 2495 | 2157 | 1744 | 1539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.07m | 11:22PM1.27m | 11:55AM1.17m | 00:11AM1.39m | 12:45PM1.29m | 00:56AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.48m | 5:51AM0.39m | 5:54PM0.39m | 6:38AM0.25m | 6:43PM0.30m | 7:22AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | |
9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
17 | 17 | 4007 | 3357 | 2873 | 3370 | 3193 | 3136 | 2614 | 2460 | 2278 | 1960 | 1780 | 1986 | 1913 | 3145 | 3346 | 3425 | 3188 | 2879 | 2495 | 2157 | 1744 | 1539 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
29 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2785 | 2563 | 2154 | 1638 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1616 | 1509 | 1127 | 1167 | 1045 | 8 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 3 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10472 | 12767 | 11366 | 8967 | 7323 | 2802 | 3847 | 3976 | 6 | 2917 | 1629 | 1455 | 1179 | 1170 | 3050 | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 887 | 995 | 1014 | 597 | 1061 | 416 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 163 | 163 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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