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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 7 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
19.2° 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 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Danger Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 363 | 511 | 386 | 488 | 591 | 666 | 773 | 929 | 799 | 825 | 1247 | 1137 | 940 | 741 | 695 | 565 | 503 | 503 | 494 | 478 | 437 | 377 | 414 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:09PM 1.49 | 3:18AM 1.62 | 3:38PM 1.49 | 3:47AM 1.60 | 4:06PM 1.47 | 4:14AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:12PM 0.11 | 9:36AM 0.04 | 9:40PM 0.12 | 10:03AM 0.06 | 10:08PM 0.15 | 10:30AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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