Danger Reef surf break

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 11AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
4
8
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)9910101010111212141414141414131313131312121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)482657968250932003513357535573620836656915000480441263620302026992248217926932970308532144075
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
NW
50
WNW
50
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
1.53
4:50AM
1.60
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
6:10PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
-0.03
10:39PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.19
12:17AM
0.34
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-7:11-------7:11-------7:13------
Sunset----6:17-------6:16-------6:15---
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2334111111----11-1--2---
Temp. °C151617161514141415151616161515151515161717171817
Feels °C (?)99875446791010101111111112121314121311
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