Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Danger Reef today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 402 | 438 | 619 | 669 | 437 | 804 | 585 | 450 | 354 | 308 | 250 | 250 | 246 | 205 | 163 | 156 | 146 | 118 | 114 | 112 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:38PM1.62m | 5:03AM1.44m | 5:17PM1.51m | 5:45AM1.33m | 6:02PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.10m | 10:55PM0.06m | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 149 | 246 | 242 | 235 | 231 | 363 | 256 | 184 | 138 | 308 | 250 | 250 | 46 | 173 | 134 | 147 | 126 | 118 | 114 | 112 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 74 | 24 | — | 71 | 163 | 400 | 341 | 331 | 16 | 34 | 49 | 246 | 205 | 163 | 156 | 146 | 99 | 60 | 59 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 16 | 50 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | 10 | 56 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 402 | 438 | 619 | 669 | 437 | 804 | 585 | 450 | 354 | 98 | 84 | 84 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 29 | 90 | 39 | 19 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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