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Danger Reef Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | |
370 | 581 | 548 | 599 | 581 | 581 | 651 | 711 | 752 | 581 | 647 | 560 | 769 | 972 | 1220 | 1356 | 1225 | 999 | 932 | 1093 | 1235 | 1171 | 1151 | 827 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:42PM1.54m | 3:55AM1.63m | 4:28PM1.51m | 4:43AM1.54m | 5:17PM1.46m | 5:34AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM-0.04m | 9:45PM0.10m | 10:16AM-0.00m | 10:34PM0.14m | 11:02AM0.08m | 11:26PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 370 | 581 | 548 | 599 | 581 | 581 | 651 | 711 | 752 | 581 | 647 | 560 | 480 | 431 | 451 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 282 | 241 | 230 | 178 | 149 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 229 | 185 | 182 | 102 | 98 | 71 | 49 | 50 | 31 | 217 | 73 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 40 | 36 | 35 | — | 33 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 13 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 124 | — | 82 | 34 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 17 | 31 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 24 | 46 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 98 | 110 | 175 | 257 | 437 | 549 | 769 | 972 | 1220 | 1356 | 1225 | 999 | 932 | 1093 | 1235 | 1171 | 1151 | 827 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 42 | 163 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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