Danger Reef Surf Forecast

/ Cape Town (69 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.11° S 18.46° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Danger Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 SAST

Forecast 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 16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Danger Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Danger Reef at 3AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Evening (05 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	7s

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

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		Wednesday 05								Thursday 06								Friday 07
	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	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	11	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	765	675	544	483	384	377	377	505	501	606	625	621	607	843	859	815	859	637	676	655	510	567	681	641
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)			2:36AM 1.57				2:47PM 1.74				3:18AM 1.59				3:30PM 1.71				4:00AM 1.56				4:14PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)	8:28PM -0.08				8:37AM 0.05				9:08PM -0.11				9:20AM 0.04				9:50PM -0.07				10:04AM 0.08

		Wednesday 05								Thursday 06								Friday 07
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:19	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	16	16	19	18	18	19	17	17	17	17	21	23	23	19	18	16	15	16	22	26	24	22
Feels °C (?)	11	12	12	12	14	12	10	12	10	10	10	10	16	15	15	10	11	11	10	13	20	22	19	18

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